Originally Posted by sadiqhassan
Emirates offers a 3 x 4 x 3 layot. The seats are very narrow, and very uncomfortable... im sure we can all agree that the worst layout award can go to Emirates.
I found it uncomfortable, but it should be pointed out that they have a significantly deeper pitch than normal in an attempt to compensate.
Originally Posted by NNH
Although SEA_Tigger has made a good comment on how difficult it would be to arrange this, I'd love to see it tried. I don't understand why cabin service would be a problem, as all seat blocks would be accessible from the outer blocks (and the centre aisle would be handy for heading to the lavatories when the other aisles were blocked by trolleys).
The main problem with 2-2-2-2 is simply that it's 8 abreast, not 9. The very crude easy calculations suggest you'd need a 12.5% increase in fares to maintain the same trip revenue on a full aircraft, or else you're going to take a hit on trip revenue whenever your Y load factor would exceed 89% of the 9-abreast configuration. Unlike the EK compensation measure, it would be difficult to reduce pitch below normal scheduled economy levels now found without generating significant extra discomfort.