Routing Question: Raleigh to Rome
Nov 20, 2012, 9:54 pm
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I suspect that tkelvin69 was characterizing Barajas Airport ("MAD") as a "small city." 
Originally Posted by HNL
6.2 Million population is not a small city @:-)
Nov 20, 2012, 9:58 pm
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Nov 21, 2012, 8:22 am
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3. The FCO-LHR flight on BA was perfectly pleasant. Intra-Europe business class is the same as coach except for an empty middle seat (sometimes) and a hot versus cold breakfast. We sat in the "flexible" part of the cabin that they extend the business class into if needed, so we got the extra seat pitch too....
But I must disagree about getting any additional seat pitch in the "flexible" part of the cabin. These are just the rows that can be declared as economy (filling up to 6 of the seats per row and with economy food and drinks or declaring these rows business class with up to 4 of the same 6 seats filled and with better business class food and drink service.
Seat pitch is a measurement of front to back seat placement, not personal space gained by an empty middle seat.