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Today most people get excited over bad news...
This time it is good news that Delta will not follow the trend to have 10 abreast on their 777 for their new cabin, but to stay with the 9 abreast Boeing initially has designed the 777 for.
If you believe in seatguru, the Delta economy seats on the 777 now have the same width as the Emirates business seats on the A380: 18.5 inch.
Only the shareholders / business analysts are probably not that happy that Delta is going for conventional comfort, not for higher profit.
The shareholders will be happy if the business performs adequately. They will be delighted if the company does better than adequately. If Delta's load factors don't warrant having 10 across, there's no point adding all those pointless heavy seats if they're to remain empty. May as well encourage passenger loyalty instead; a tiny little touch of premium-ness goes a long way.