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Old Oct 11, 2016 | 5:05 am
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Originally Posted by airsurfer
This article writes about seats getting narrower.
Is this really the case ?
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Is this article really right ?
Absolutely. Many carriers are reconfiguring their 777s to 3-4-3 (10-abreast) seating where 3-3-3 (9-abreast) was the norm, and the 787 was designed to be outfitted 2-4-2 (8-abreast) but most carriers are choosing to put 3-3-3 in them.

Given that the airframe doesn't stretch that extra space has only two places to come out of: the seats and the aisles. And since you can't squeeze the aisles beyond a certain point, the seats have to necessarily shrink too.

All of this because we want slightly lower fares.
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