Originally Posted by
Kacee
Isn't this just a measuring trick?
Yes.
WN is measuring from inside the arm rests. By making the arm rest narrower the distance between the arm rests increases. Even though passengers are just as crammed together as always. Airbus played similar games when demoing the 11-abreast layout A380 in Hamburg this week. I'm still trying to get in to the B/E Aerospace booth here to see the seats in person and confirm a few things, but every indication so far is that these "wider seats" are really nothing of the sort.