Originally Posted by
rhysflies
Again, it sounds like you don't actually understand how these seats are designed. Elements, which is what Aria is based on, is about the third or fourth design iteration of Collins' super popular Diamond / Super Diamond seat. It's probably one of the most popular seats out there and has been used from everyone from Qatar Airways, BA, Etihad, Starlux and more. Cirrus (which is CX's current business class) is probably the only other seat that has sold in similar volumes.
McDonald's is also popular, that doesn't mean its good. Everyone else is doing it is one of the dumbest justifications for doing something especially if you are trying to be "
one of the world’s greatest service brands".
Originally Posted by
rhysflies
For business class, footwells are fundamentally an area of compromise because of the way seats are being tessellated. If you want a full width, uninterrupted seat then pay for first class. In business class, airlines are trying to layer passengers so that one person's feet are under your side console table. This allows them to sell the seats at a lower cost than first class and offer the sort of mass affluent business class seats we have to day. Yes, it's a compromise but it's not as if seat manufacturers and airlines aren't aware of this or trying to innovate in this space.
Thanks Sherlock but a) most flights don't have F anymore and b) as has been pointed out, they actually had a seat that had fine foot space and moved to one that has bad foot space so no they don't seem to be very aware or properly "innovating" here.