Airlines are not quite innocent in these situations and fuel irrational passenger behaviours with their cost cutting or cleverly worded “ergonomic and space saving next generation” configurations. The A320
and 321Neos are not about passenger comfort in any shape or form, for example, and those paying extortionate amounts of money to fly Y on a BA A321Neo to Athens or Larnaca are in for a truly next generation level of comfort, including toilets in the galley area which require most passengers to enter in sideways. No doubt BA and other airlines will tell us that customers find these new onboard spaces and seats fantastic!