The article was only looking at selected TATL routes, not all of them. BA's conversion of some 744's in to the 86J configuration will have hurt the rankings when compared to a Y/PE or high density configurations operated by the LCC's. As an example, BA's 777 have 299 seats. Air Canada's high density 777 has 458 seats. Which would you rather be on? There is a reason one has been nicknamed "The slaveships".