The premium economy service is in addition to (and priced higher than) the airline's extra-legroom seating in
the regular economy cabin.
Premium Economy will be restricted to just three rows in the 787 - 9 with a 2 -3-2 configuration (compared to a 3 -3-3 configuration for
the regular economy cabin).
Not exact matches
I checked all the American Airlines 777 - 300ER routes I can think of and in each case the seat maps on and before 18 April show the
regular layout on the 777 - 300ER while, on 19 April 2018, every seat map appears to show the new American Airlines 777 - 300ER Premium
Economy cabin.
If you're booking into
Economy Class a Main
Cabin Extra seat is definitely your best option as you'll at least have good leg room even if the seat will still only offer the same width as a
regular Economy Class seat.
Having never flown in Lufthansa's Premium
Economy cabin I'm also now interested to know what the
regular food options in that
cabin are like — apart from more personal space one of the selling points of Premium
Economy is usually the improved dining offering....
To sum up: I wouldn't pay for the Business Class
cabin, you'd have to pay me to sit in a
regular Economy Class seat leaving Premium
Economy as clearly the best option on the aircraft.
In these rows the seats are approximately 17.5 ″ wide (normal for a lot of
regular Economy Class
cabins) but have a fantastic amount of leg room for an
Economy Class
cabin — 36 ″.
The carrier plans to use a three - class 777 - 300ER on the route, with premium
cabins that feature all - aisle access, fully lie - flat seats and a walk - up bar; and a rear
cabin that includes AA's extra-legroom Main Cabin Extra seating as well as regular economy s
cabin that includes AA's extra-legroom Main
Cabin Extra seating as well as regular economy s
Cabin Extra seating as well as
regular economy seats.
Based on the width of the aircraft than the fact that American has squeezed in 9 - across seating thought Main
Cabin Extra and the regular Economy Class cabin, I suspect the seat width will be closer to 17
Cabin Extra and the
regular Economy Class
cabin, I suspect the seat width will be closer to 17
cabin, I suspect the seat width will be closer to 17 ″....
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Regular economy seating on Delta is split into two tiers: Main Cabin and Basic E
economy seating on Delta is split into two tiers: Main
Cabin and Basic
EconomyEconomy.
American has provided this comparison chart to show how Basic
Economy fares will differ from the
regular «Main
Cabin» fares we are already used to:
With 9 seats across the
regular Economy Class
cabin the seat width is a paltry 17 ″ and the seat pitch is just 31 ″.
Yesterday, Jaime from The Forward
Cabin published a blog post about an internal policy at American Airlines that says that once the airplane door is sealed, customers seated in
regular old Main
Cabin (
economy) seats are free to lunge into open Main
Cabin Extra seats (those with the extra legroom and, soon, free booze).
The aircraft will have 30 lie - flat business class seats arranged 1 -2-1; 21 premium
economy seats in a 2 -3-2 configuration; 21 Main
Cabin Extra seats (up to six inches of extra legroom) arranged 3 -3-3; and 207
regular economy seats, also in a 3 -3-3 layout.
Yesterday, Jaime from The Forward
Cabin published a blog post about an internal policy at American Airlines that says that once the airplane door is sealed, customers seated in
regular old Main
Cabin (
economy) seats are free to lunge into open...
American's version of the MAX 8 has 172 seats, but with three seating categories — 16 in first class, 30 in Main
Cabin Extra and 126 in
regular economy.
The American Airline 787 - 8s will have business class and
economy cabins, providing 28 fully - flat Business Class seats in a 1 -2-1 configuration; 48 Main
Cabin Extra seats; and 150
regular economy seats.
Hawaiian Airlines has revealed details of the planned makeover of its A330 fleet, including a new Premium (business class)
Cabin with lie - flat seats and the addition of more «Extra Comfort» (premium
economy) seats with more legroom than
regular economy.
The private Premium
Economy cabin available on new 777 - 200 aircrafts offers a variety of benefits including more legroom and greater seat pitch than
regular Economy Class.
Also, premium
economy class in front does not have a
regular cabin separation, so there is no claustrophobic sensation as if a wall would be ahead.
The new section, in the front of the main
cabin, will give customers an extra four inches of legroom, with a 35 - inch pitch vs. 31 or 32 in
regular economy seating.
The larger 777 has a first class
cabin that the Dreamliner doesn't, along with business class, premium
economy and
regular economy seating.
Those aircraft will have business class, Premium
Economy, Main Cabin Extra and regular economy s
Economy, Main
Cabin Extra and
regular economy s
economy seating.
The Premium
Economy cabin is located behind business class, and in front of
regular old
Economy.
The company said it will also retrofit all its 777 - 300ERs and -200 ERs as well as 787 - 8s and Airbus A330s over the next three years to include Premium
Economy seating along with Business Class, Main Cabin Extra and regular e
Economy seating along with Business Class, Main
Cabin Extra and
regular economyeconomy.
Some 90 United 777 - 200s are due to get the 10 - across seating overhaul in the next few years, and on the plus side, they will reportedly preserve their existing seat pitch in the main
cabin — 31 inches for
regular economy seats and 34 for Econom
economy seats and 34 for
EconomyEconomy Plus.
These new planes are outfitted with Cathay's new (ish) premium
economy cabin (pictured above), business class and
regular economy class — no first.
The carrier will also be selling tickets on its new international service to São Paulo and Madrid as two
cabins until 2017, so it should also be possible for American elites to get the premium
economy experience at the
regular economy price, at least until next year.