Legroom in Economy Class
Jul 24, 2001 | 10:39 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
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Bluesky since your profile says you come from Australia, let's try and be regional, with some caveats:
1. Air New Zealand (NZ) has a 34" Y pitch on its international 747-400's
2. Ansett International 747-400's have somewhat better pitch (33"-34") in the upstairs Y section. Note the B767-200's used to places like Bali have standard domestic Y setup, and thus are around the 31" pitch mark.
3. Of the Asian carriers serving Australia, TG (Thai) has decent (32"-33" pitch) on its 747-400's but abysmal pitch on the A330's which should be avoided at all cost.
4. SQ pitch would be decent if for the underseat boxes for the KrisWorld video system that block your legroom to some degree.
5. QF/UA seem to have around the same 31" pitch, noting Economy Plus section on UA which has 35"-36" - very nice if you are an elite FF member or on a Y or B class fare. QF does not have this at the moment.
6. BA has World Traveller Plus product as well, which offers around 34"-35" pitch in the same manner as UA - for a surcharge.
7. Lufthansa (LH) has very tight pitch in the back of every longhaul aircraft I have been in. between 30" and 31".
Hope this helps a little.
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RichardMEL, UA 1K
A Star Alliance Member.
1. Air New Zealand (NZ) has a 34" Y pitch on its international 747-400's
2. Ansett International 747-400's have somewhat better pitch (33"-34") in the upstairs Y section. Note the B767-200's used to places like Bali have standard domestic Y setup, and thus are around the 31" pitch mark.
3. Of the Asian carriers serving Australia, TG (Thai) has decent (32"-33" pitch) on its 747-400's but abysmal pitch on the A330's which should be avoided at all cost.
4. SQ pitch would be decent if for the underseat boxes for the KrisWorld video system that block your legroom to some degree.
5. QF/UA seem to have around the same 31" pitch, noting Economy Plus section on UA which has 35"-36" - very nice if you are an elite FF member or on a Y or B class fare. QF does not have this at the moment.
6. BA has World Traveller Plus product as well, which offers around 34"-35" pitch in the same manner as UA - for a surcharge.
7. Lufthansa (LH) has very tight pitch in the back of every longhaul aircraft I have been in. between 30" and 31".
Hope this helps a little.
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RichardMEL, UA 1K
A Star Alliance Member.
Jul 25, 2001 | 6:23 am
#6
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Forget Delta. Their legroom is a disgrace both domestically and internationally.
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Jul 25, 2001 | 8:13 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2000
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RichardMEL:
[b]3. Of the Asian carriers serving Australia, TG (Thai) has decent (32"-33" pitch) on its 747-400's but abysmal pitch on the A330's which should be avoided at all cost.
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[b]3. Of the Asian carriers serving Australia, TG (Thai) has decent (32"-33" pitch) on its 747-400's but abysmal pitch on the A330's which should be avoided at all cost.
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Jul 25, 2001 | 11:21 am
#11
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Jul 26, 2001 | 6:54 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Great site, thanks. All us 6" plus should steer clear of Air Zimbabwe 
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by andyjc:
Best recent update on pitch is at www.airlinequality.com
Andy</font>
Best recent update on pitch is at www.airlinequality.com
Andy</font>