The seats won't be any wider than the regular
Economy Class seats so you can still expect 17.5 ″ of seat width but the extra leg room will certainly be welcome....
I can't say I've heard too much news about
the Economy Class seat so that leads me to believe that THAI hasn't installed anything that we haven't already seen in its other aircraft.
Not exact matches
Cons: Rear visibility is compromised in hatchback models;
so -
so fuel
economy for the
class; tight rear
seat, particularly in sedan models
We don't have the miles to swing a First
Class trip for Aaron and his girlfriend,
so finding Saver
Economy seats is a must.
«And you'd booked Comfort Plus
seats,
so I've booked you on Premium
Economy to London, and Business
Class to Stockholm.
American will continue to consider Main Cabin Extra
seats to be part of the
economy cabin
so this move will not impact upgrades from coach to business
class.
In a sign that premium
economy is here to stay, Singapore Airlines — which set a high bar with its first and business
classes — has confirmed that it will introduce this
so - called fourth
class of
seating later this year.
So if an
economy seat costs 4,500 Avios, then a premium
economy seat is 6,750, which is 50 percent more; a business
class seat is 9,000, which is twice as much as a
seat in
economy; and a first
class seat is 18,000 Avios, which is twice as much as a
seat in business.
As we can see, an
economy seat costs $ 240, while a business
class ticket costs $ 1,018,
so the price difference is a whopping 450 percent.
(The first
class on board the A319 from Oslo to London was nothing impressive and merely consisted of
economy seating with a placeholder in the middle
seat,
so our enthusiasm was focused on the 10.5 hour segment of our route.)
Domestic business awards are double the price of
economy,
so you could get one business
class award
seat for 50,000 United miles.
In many instances, this can be a better deal to roundup your current balance
so you can upgrade to a first
class seat or even score a cheap
economy flight.
The 10 - across
seating in
Economy Class will see
seat width decrease below the already tight 17.5 ″
so don't expect comfort onboard.
Space + isn't a true Premium
Economy product as the seats only offer 34 ″ of seat pitch (just 2 ″ more than regular economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of seat width (which is exactly the same as regular Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
Economy product as the
seats only offer 34 ″ of
seat pitch (just 2 ″ more than regular
economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of seat width (which is exactly the same as regular Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of
seat width (which is exactly the same as regular
Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
Economy)
so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business
Class seat.
The 787 - 9 Dreamliner offers
Economy Class seats with a little over 17 ″ of
seat width and just 31 ″ of
seat pitch
so they're about as tight as you'll find on any mainstream long - haul aircraft — that's not good for the distances the 787 - 9 flys.
The SWISS A340
Economy Class cabin already offer
seats that are 17 ″ wide (
so the airline isn't going to squeeze any more
seats into each row) and a
seat pitch of 32 ″ (
so there isn't much room to add more rows)
so what's the point of ripping out these
seats and adding new ones?
American Airlines is planning to cut the distance between two
seats by 2 inches of its
economy class, bringing it down to a distance of 29 inches,
so...
For the time being American's SWUs still upgrade
Economy Class tickets to Business
Class so they give elites a little bit of hope that they can get out of the cramped conditions at the back of the plane without actually paying for a better
seat....
The non-
so-good news is that Air France condemns passengers to 10 - across
seating in the
Economy Class cabin
so seats are a very tight 17 ″ wide... although they do offer 32 ″ of
seat pitch which is an inch more than on a lot of transatlantic flights.
Bear in mind that this isn't a Premium
Economy cabin but an enhanced
Economy section that elite flyers can book for free —
so you're not going to get better
seats than you get in
Economy Class or better food, but you are going to get more leg room.
18.5 ″ is a very wide
Economy Class seat (especially on a 777 with 10 - across
seating)
so I'm not sure if SeatGuru has got the numbers wrong or if this has something to do with the staggered layout of the cabin rows that the
seat map shows:
These
seats have had mixed reviews (I haven't tried them yet) but, let's face it, they're light - years of what you'll get in
Economy Class so how bad can it be?
Economy class seats have become so expensive that you can now actually get good value for money redeeming frequent flyer points travelling economy, especially during peak season when airline tickets cost an arm and
Economy class seats have become
so expensive that you can now actually get good value for money redeeming frequent flyer points travelling
economy, especially during peak season when airline tickets cost an arm and
economy, especially during peak season when airline tickets cost an arm and a leg.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across
seating in
Economy Class —
so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's
Economy Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its short - haul flights while, at the same time, giving up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in Business
Class.
Note: American is configuring some of its 777 aircraft with 10 - across
seating throughout
Economy class (i.e. including Main Cabin Extra rows)
so check the
seat map for your flight if you want to know how much
seat width to expect.
Most of the other airlines flying across the Atlantic already offer 10 - across
seating (or the equivalent of) in their
Economy Class cabins
so there's no reason for BA not to follow suit.
Economy Class has a
seat pitch of just 31 ″ and
seats that are just 17 ″ wide
so this is comparable to the cabins we've seen on the American Airlines Dreamliners — compact and uncomfortable on long flights.
Business
Class seats are priced out of the reach of the majority of the travelling public
so Premium
Economy is probably the best that a lot of people can hope for.
Firstly, there is no Main Cabin extra option
so, irrespective of elite status, all
Economy Class passengers will be sitting in the same
seats.
One big advantage that the Dreamliner has is that it offers personal screens for each
Economy Class seat while the antiquated 767 - 300 still inflicts overhead screens on the entire cabin — nice for those who like a retro feel to their aircraft, not
so nice for those who like to travel in a little bit of comfort.
The Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner has fewer Premium
Economy and Upper
Class seats than both the A330 and A340 aircraft
so I suspect this won't do much for award availability on this route.
The KLM 787 - 9 comes equipped with overwater wi - fi and all the
seats in the aircraft have good - size touch - screen entertainment screens (11 ″ in
Economy Class & 16 ″ in Business
Class)
so viewing the entertainment on offer shouldn't be an issue.
«World Traveller» is BA's name for
Economy Class so this means that the high density
Economy Class seating isn't just going to be confined to the airline's routes out of Gatwick — Heathrow is taking the hit too.
I'm not privy to the details of Emirates» passenger loads on the routes where it flys the two -
class A380s with 557 Economy Class seats but I'd be very surprised if loads were so high that they couldn't remove a few rows from the Economy Class cabin to make way for some Premium Economy sea
class A380s with 557
Economy Class seats but I'd be very surprised if loads were so high that they couldn't remove a few rows from the Economy Class cabin to make way for some Premium Economy sea
Class seats but I'd be very surprised if loads were
so high that they couldn't remove a few rows from the
Economy Class cabin to make way for some Premium Economy sea
Class cabin to make way for some Premium
Economy seating.
The benefits of achieving a
so - called «elite» status vary, but can include access to lounges (regardless of travel
class), a bonus in elite qualifying miles when flying in first or business
class, the ability to reserve better
seats including enhanced
economy class, free or discounted upgrades, priority in standing by for a different flight, priority in not being bumped if a flight is oversold, fewer or no nuisance fees,... well, you get the picture.
Remember, my main goal is to maximize every point to my benefit,
so losing 10k points is the difference between
Economy Class vs First
Class, and if you are like me, I'd rather fly First
Class than to sit in the back of the plane, squished between
seats.
The airline doesn't have a business
class cabin,
so if you book a business
class ticket, you will be
seated in
economy comfort for the domestic flight between Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo and Curitiba.
So since Alaska lets you redeem for JAL premium
economy, you shouldn't have any trouble finding those
seats when first & business
class awards aren't available.
On the other hand, you're flying in business
class instead of
economy, meaning a more spacious, more comfortable
seat; better food and service; complimentary alcoholic beverages; and
so on.
You can certainly find the «saver» business and first
class seats,
so it isn't limited to
economy, but you do have to find saver
seats.
Not
so much for english speakers like me but what should you expect from an
economy class seat.