Emirates 777 - magic seats?
Planning a trip to Oz with the family later this year, regrettably in cattle class, and studying on Seatguru the comparative degrees of misery of the respective offerings, I noticed that Emirates (which has just started flights from GVA) somehow fits 10 seats in a row in its 777s, in a 3-4-3 config. This is in contrast to the 9-abreast 3-3-3 config used by other 777 operators (CX, SQ, EY, QR, etc). But according to Seatguru, the seat width is still 17", which is on the lower side of average, but still average.
So did Emirates order the fat-body option for its 777s, or are the seats very clever, or the aisles very narrow, or what is the story? More to the point, can anyone comment on the actual comfort (or lack thereof) vs. the 3-3-3 alternative?
Thanks.