Originally Posted by
SeenItAll
While still good news for Y pax, Delta only has 18 777s. So not much of its fleet. Further, its 350s are also 9 abreast -- so not great in comfort.
You're right but 9 abreast on the A350 is what Airbus built it to be, when the 777 came out it was supposed to be 9 abreast but airlines got greedy and wanted high capacity so 10 abreast it went. When you fly on a 777 10 abreast you know immediately that the plane wasn't designed for that capacity. I haven't flown on an A350 yet but from what i've read the 9 abreast is wide enough, compared to the 787 9 abreast (a plane that was designed to be 8 abreast).