<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by richard:
But Midwest Express is 2+2 seating using DC9s. Why can't they continue with the 2+2 seating and newer equipment, to expand?
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Only the MD80/DC9/717 series have typically 2+3 in economy, so 2+2 is only one seat removed. All other narrowbodies are 3+3, so it is a much more substantial reduction in capacity to have 2+2, and apparently they don't want a 2+3 config (and can you blame them?)