Originally Posted by
airsurfer
My experience is not that bad. For my almost 2 meters height I can live with 32" seat pitch. And in the past (1980s and 90s, also long hauls), 29" was more common and seats were more cramped, but flights were less fully booked, so sometimes I could use 2 seats.
I always check seatguru.com for seat pitch. EK even differs between the 777 and 380, the latter having slightly more legroom and seat width.
What airline(s) do you think had 29" seat pitch in the 80s and 90s?
Perhaps you are confusing seat pitch with leg room. 29" seat pitch has only been made possible more recently with slimline seats, and mainly on LCCs.
Also note seatguru.com is often inaccurate for seat pitch, and that seat pitch is not equivalent to leg room.