Originally Posted by
utjarrett
That's not very encouraging since it doesn't seem like there is a guarantee on which type!

Business is 5x the price of economy and we have 2 kids under the age of 10 traveling with us, so its a big difference for the crappy old seats if that's what we get stuck with.
Thanks for the quick reply kq747.
Unfortunately it really is very much dependent on your luck as most EK 77W have the older seat. Prior to covid, many US routes could expect the new 77W seat or A380 better still, but it has been really unpredictable since March 2020.