Originally Posted by Yaatri
If airlines operating aircraft with more room, be it airbus or boeing can sell a seat at the same price, many will choose more room.
Assuming customers are educated enough to know the difference.
Also, more seats allows airlines to offer lower fares. So a nine-abreast 787 doing LAX-SYD can offer cheaper fares then an eight-abreast 787 or A350, which will be the decision trigger far, far more often then comfort or IFE.