Economy passengers will also have more room — including an extra inch of
seat pitch compared with the national carrier's A380 — and an all - new seat.
Not exact matches
Economy class on Korean Air's B777s offers a roomy 33 - 34 inches of
seat pitch — that's very generous
compared to other carriers (United, for example, only offers 31 inches on its B777).
Iberia already offers a comparatively generous 18 ″ of
seat width on its long haul fleet (
compared to 17 ″ or 17.5 ″ on most airlines) so the major improvement passengers will see from the hard - product will be in the increased
seat pitch (leg room) of 37 ″.
The Premium Economy
seats on the A350 come with 2 ″ of more
seat pitch (leg room) and almost an inch more width
compared to the A330 - 300 it has replaced on a lot of routes.
Compared to the existing Business Class cabin on SilkAir's 737 - 800s this Business Class cabin offers passengers 25 % more seat pitch (49 ″ compared to 39 ″) and more seat recline (12 ″ compared
Compared to the existing Business Class cabin on SilkAir's 737 - 800s this Business Class cabin offers passengers 25 % more
seat pitch (49 ″
compared to 39 ″) and more seat recline (12 ″ compared
compared to 39 ″) and more
seat recline (12 ″
compared compared to 8 ″).
The Premium Economy
seats on the A350 come with 2 ″ of more
seat pitch (leg room) and almost an inch more width
compared to the A330 - 300 it's replacing... and those should be noticeable improvements.
So I decide to check the
seat pitches and
seat widths of each airline that flies the Airbus A380 to see how they
compare.
This «class» includes four extra inches of legroom: 35»
seat pitch, as
compared with 31» in standard economy.
Each Lufthansa Premium Economy
seat offers 19 inches of width and a whopping 38 inches of
pitch,
compared to Economy Class
seats with 17 inches of width and 31 inches of
pitch.
The
seats are
pitched at 37 inches,
compared to 31 inches in Economy.
Extra Comfort
seats get a roomy 36 inches of
pitch (
compared to 31 inches in standard economy), plus passengers get early boarding, free inflight entertainment and electrical outlets at each
seat.
Delta will fit 8
seats across in a 2 -4-2 layout (
compared to a 3 -3-3 layout in regular economy class), with a
seat width of 18.5 in and a
pitch of 38in.
Seat pitch and width definitely
compare, the entertainment not so much, but it's good enough and will easily keep you entertained for ten hours or so.
They have a «premium» economy product, which only differs in
seat pitch from the regular economy product,
compared to a true premium economy class on Lufthansa or Singapore Airlines.
Compare that to United, Delta and American who typically give you 30 - 31 ″ of «
seat pitch» depending on the aircraft.
Air China's Boeing 747 - 8 premium economy cabin has 66
seats right over the wing, in a 3 -4-3 layout with a
pitch of 40 inches
compared to its economy class with a
pitch of 32 inches.
In the A330s, the Premium Economy Class
seating features a 37 - inch
seat pitch, offering 40 % more space and legroom
compared to the Economy Class.