Originally Posted by
WHBM
Is that not just to get 11 across configured 3-5-3; a further 1" off every seat plus the extra 6" will fit another 16" wide seat.
The intent is to make 10 abreast more tolerable. What the airlines do with it is up to them.
If the sheep stopped shopping only by price and started looking at value, maybe the airlines would stop cramming more and more seats in... As it stands now, I suspect many people would buy a standing room only seat on a long haul flight if it saved them $20 airfare (and of course the regulators allowed it).