Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
For starters EK jams in more seats in economy than other airlines, gets cheap fuel and other support from their owner.
I flew EK from SIN to CMB on a 777 with 10-across seating in Economy. The seats were the narrowest I have ever seen on a commercial airfcraft and the 1709 miles seemed like an eternity. I hate to even think of what a JFK-DXB-SYD journey would be like on that aircraft.