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Long haul sardining

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    edited 5 November 2016 at 7:54PM
    Bogalot wrote: »
    It is richardw that keeps (quite bizarrely) resurrecting it ;)

    It's not bizarre. The BA announcement was made 4th Nov 16, no point starting a new thread.
    Money savers who travel in economy are getting less space for their money.
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  • richardw
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    *j* wrote: »
    ...The changes will enable them to fly more people from Gatwick to Orlando at a smaller cost than would otherwise be the case. Sounds like a win-win to me.

    Watch the fares not fall, it's a BA win, moneysavers lose.
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  • Pollycat
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    richardw wrote: »
    Watch the fares not fall, it's a BA win, moneysavers lose.

    Yes. Anyone who thinks this will result in cheaper fares will be disappointed.
  • Gloomendoom
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    Where are they finding the space? Are the aisles narrower or is it just the seats?
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    Gloomendoom wrote: »
    Where are they finding the space? Are the aisles narrower or is it just the seats?

    It's both, you're sitting closer to the person alongside you, and if in an aisle seat you're more likely to be touched by traffic moving up and down the aisle.
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  • Gloomendoom
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    richardw wrote: »
    It's both, you're sitting closer to the person alongside you, and if in an aisle seat you're more likely to be touched by traffic moving up and down the aisle.

    Sounds like yet another good reason not to use BA.
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    BA has ordered A350 aircraft, it'll be interesting to see if these will be 3-3-3 or 3-4-3, Virgin have also ordered them.
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  • budgetflyer
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    richardw wrote: »
    It's not bizarre. The BA announcement was made 4th Nov 16, no point starting a new thread.
    Money savers who travel in economy are getting less space for their money.

    Not really. Less space maybe, but if u can fly to Asia or TA for under £350 RTN (not necessarily BA) which is as low as its ever been pro rata to inflation the airlines have to find savings somewhere.
  • *j*
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    richardw wrote: »
    Watch the fares not fall, it's a BA win, moneysavers lose.

    I think BA will spin that fares would have risen much more, but for the 'more space-efficient' seating arrangement.

    At least the new seat map gives 48 W seats, up from 24, so there is more opportunity to buy yourself out of sardine class.

    Haven't flown BA myself for over 12 years. It was Lord King who initially turned me against them.
  • richardw
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    Cathay Pacific joins in https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/03/31/cathay-pacific-confirms-ten-across-seating-b777s/
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