Pain

[c9]

As neat as it might be, I don't think I could handle the crowds on a flight on an Airbus A380.



Check out the coach section... 3 seats at each window, and four more in the middle... gah.

Update: For comparison, here's a typical 747 seating layout, with 416 passengers in 3 classes.

Comments

[thespos]

I have flown on a 747, and it was just so huge...

I could barely handle the quantity of people on the A320 this week - it was a moral imperative to be upgraded to first class.

I will say, tho, that the Airbus planes tend to be roomier, both for legroom and width. I may just be lucky in the planes I have been on or the airlines I have flown with, but they tend not to pack them in quite the same way as they do on Boeing jets.

[c9.livejournal.com]

One way to look at it: Airbi are newer, and therefore the airlines may have more recently decided to stop packing 'em like sardines. I also find Airbi roomier, but I suspect it's the newness, and not the brand, at least with Air Canada.

[thespos]

Airbus planes don't seem flatter and fatter to you?

You could be right, tho. I am a frequent flyer on America West, and their fleet is definitely newer, and they are a comparatively younger airline.

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

You're just lucky.

The airline chooses seat pitch (legroom) so it has nothing to do with Boeing vs Airbus. These days, almost everyone has 31-33 inches of room in coach as the standard. The major exception is United who has 34-35 inches in "Economy Plus."

[thespos]

Really? Hmmm... Seemed roomier than that, and very comfortable. On this last trip, I flew coach westbound, and first class eastbound. Naturally, first class was practically a reclining seat with a footrest, but coach on this trip was not bad at all.

Go America West! :-D

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, check out SeatGuru (http://www.seatguru.com) if you want details for your upcoming trips :)

(can anyone tell I love talking about this stuff?)

[thespos]

Very cool site! Thank you!

I guess my legs are just not as long as I thought they were. :-)

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

Grin, I'm 6'3, and sitting in most coach classes for over an hour is actually quite painful.

[thespos]

That's why I'd have you in the lavatory joining the Mile High Club. :-P

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

Joining? I've been a member for almost 10 years and 3 continents ;-)

[thespos]

I meant me. :-P