Originally Posted by
Stratoliner777
I'm quite surprised to see them go for 42" pitch on the 787s. BR Y+ has historically always been at 38" from what I remember. That makes them quite spacious, will their prices go up?
It's 4 rows W in exchange for 6 rows of Y.
42 x 4 = 168
31 x 6 = 186
Y bulkhead remains unchanged at 33" so I used 31 for all 6 rows. If it's still 38":
38 x 4 = 152
186 - 152 = 34
They certainly can fit another row of Y in if they reduced W to 38", so I think increasing to 42" probably has to do with competition against CI and JX and still charge a premium.