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Old May 27, 2015 | 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by celle
So this article claims, but it doesn't explain how.
Given a fixed aircraft width, fitting an extra seat into each row can only be done at the expense of narrowing either seats or aisles, or both.

I doubt that sufficient room for an extra seat could be obtained by making the armrests any thinner.
If you look at message 13 above, while it doesn't let you do that, it does let Airbus pretend the seats aren't actually getting narrower.
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