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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 11:06 am
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bernardd
 
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Originally Posted by jamespvg
I just meant that BA, obviously, did not create WT+ for the purposes of riff-raff filtering. Indeed, it's apparently exceptionally profitable (unsurprising, given that BA charges £££ more for, essentially, an extra 7" of pitch!).

It's more than just pitch, it's only 8 wide not 9 on a 777, and a power outlet at every seat. So you end up with enough space to use a computer on a 10 hour daylight flight for about $1,200-1,300 round trip TX-LON this summer instead of around $1,000 in deep discount AA coach. It's still about 50% the price of discounted Business on the same route.
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