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Old 19th August 2001 | 00:17
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PaperTiger
 
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Didn't think it was that much difference.
From their respective websites, the 757 interior cabin width is 11ft 7in, the 321 is 12ft 1in (max - implying it could be less depending on fixtures).
Anyway I really meant that yer average US Airways punter is unlikely to a) pick a flight based on equipment b) see the plane from the outside or c) tell the difference on the inside.
I have nothing against Airbus - no rabid Boeing Booster I - but 'passenger appeal' strikes me as just so much PR spin, not substantiated by the real world. Possible exception was the 747 which did capture public attention although god knows why with 3-4-3 benches. The A380 might do the same because it's visually different and maybe the gin-and-tonic cruiser, if we ever see it.
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