Originally Posted by
sadiqhassan
Just a clarification - all 77Ws have a minimum of 55" pitch. The B777-300s, which are currently being refitted to prove lie-flat seats, are the ones with a 46" - 48" pitch.
Personally I don't find the seats narrow at all, but I agree that they are not ideal.
Strongly disagree here. I know many people who find BA's seats to be cramped, and hence avoid them in favour of EK on the DXB-LHR-DXB run. I personally think BA is much better than EK, but it depends on the person. However, with that being said, I found BA's IFE atrocious. The sound quality was awful, the selection poor and the screen too small.
All 777s (777-300ER, 777-200, new 777-300s) except the old 777s have been reconfigured to provide better saeating an ICE.
Cheers
The seats are 18" wide, which is economy class on many other airlines. If that's not narrow, I don't know what is. As for the CW seats being "cramped", I don't know how that could be in comparision to 44" seat pitch or 18" wide seats. Less than SQ's comedy sized offering? Sure. Cramped compared to the old Emirates seats? Don't be silly. Perhaps the new Emirates is better, such as the LHR-DXB, but anybody who's going to be stuck in old business class had better be ready for some real disappointment.
As for "all 777s", all I know is that I was on a 77W according to Emirates and I had the smallest international business class seat pitch ever (46" might be right, but actually seemed to be less). Less than Ethiopian Airlines, less than Rwandair Express, less than a whole host of carriers not known for anything like international-class service or amenities.