Originally Posted by
edgewood49
But service does not mitigate the lousy J seats. As previous posters have said a bit on the narrow side, and frankly marginal at best. This is one area that I think many of the "majors" are catching up rapidly. BA has a great new J product, AF has a really nice business product especially on the 380, in fact I prefer AF over EK in J
Actually most people have been agreeing the 777s have wider seats than the 380. By BA's great new J product you mean their First Class?
Originally Posted by
pokeable
The A380 seat width is noticeably more narrow but with the minibar thing next to you it felt like there was more elbow room. Also the seat gets closer to 180 than the 777.
Actually J gets to more or less 180, too, 180 degrees != horizontal, that's the primary difference, that the flatbed on the 777, while flat, rests at a slight angle, compared to the 380. I think the angle varies by aircraft, had a 772 recently which seemed to have a more pronounced angle than I remembered, but could've just been a bad dream, thinking I was slipping off
