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Old Jan 16, 2013, 2:58 pm
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moondog
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Originally Posted by pinniped
I flew a JAL 787 a couple months ago and was terribly uncomfortable. They could make the plane out of solid gold, but a seat with 31" pitch is still a seat with 31" pitch.

Safety concerns? No. None of these minors issues bothers me. As someone else upthread suggests, I might have a minor concern about swaps or delays on any new airframe.

One of these days, I'd love to fly the plane in J and be comfortable enough to actually enjoy the larger windows, newest IFE offerings, probably better food, etc.
I flew it in J (NRT-BOS), and it still wasn't all that comfortable (angled seats).
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