Originally Posted by xyzzy
...but did we ever seriously doubt that airlines would do anything other than cram as many seats as could fit inside of these things?
No – we only had a fools hope.
On that note, I'd guess CO will do what their competitors/partners are doing. If other 787 operators on the route go the way of 9 abreast than I'd be hard pressed to think of why CO would not.
But, on the other hand, they can have their cake and eat it too - as others have suggested before me, why not leave 1 or 2 rows in the 9 abreast configuration and restrict access to it. CO gets more seats and Y/H/elites get a tad more space.
...and besides, the competition is doing it.
Oh well. Time to (re)start the diet I suppose.