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Sep 30, 2007 | 2:24 pm

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Originally Posted by rkkwan

You don't need to imagine. Just ask those who fly UA and QF's regular coach on their 744s with 3-4-3, 31" pitch, and no IFE in the case of UA.

Sounds like CO's 787 is quite competitive.

Very true, and those 744 seats are only about 17"-17.2" wide. The difference is that UA elites do get at least a few extra inches of leg room, since they can book into E+. QF is also launching a premium economy cabin. But for the average non-elite passenger, economy on CO's 787s won't probably be any worse than long haul economy on many other airlines.