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xxcr wrote:maybe i should have asked which one was most comfortable and passenger friendly.!!
CyBeRino wrote:xxcr wrote:maybe i should have asked which one was most comfortable and passenger friendly.!!
That makes it a more interesting question. While 1-2-1 is the current gold standard in this regard for J, the need for airlines to still put as many people as possible in the cabin means that most of those fly in a (reverse) herringbone-style set-up (example: Delta One A330/744, Zodiac Cirrus) which makes the seats somewhat cramped. So while the forward-facing 2-2-2 seats that some carriers (example: KL WBC, B/EA Diamond) use instead don't have direct aisle-access for all seats, the actual seats themselves are more comfortable because they are more spacious.
Of course, it is possible to have a 2-2-2 set-up with direct aisle-access for each seat by slightly staggering the seats. For example, the B/EA Apex seats that you find in newer JL and KE business cabins. But, the downside to the operator of those is that they require more space.
Also there are outliers like EY that turn their very definite wide-body A380 into a single-aisle 1-1 plane in first class.
xxcr wrote:With a lot of airlines choosing the Zodiac seat like AA/CA/AC for their J product, what sets them apart?
Doesn't the current J seat KE use offer Direct aisle access for all the seats even though its a 2-3-2 config on the 77W?
hoons90 wrote:I've tried the following products, and ranked them in order of preference:
CyBeRino wrote:
That makes it a more interesting question. While 1-2-1 is the current gold standard in this regard for J, the need for airlines to still put as many people as possible in the cabin means that most of those fly in a (reverse) herringbone-style set-up (example: Delta One A330/744, Zodiac Cirrus) which makes the seats somewhat cramped. So while the forward-facing 2-2-2 seats that some carriers (example: KL WBC, B/EA Diamond) use instead don't have direct aisle-access for all seats, the actual seats themselves are more comfortable because they are more spacious.
Of course, it is possible to have a 2-2-2 set-up with direct aisle-access for each seat by slightly staggering the seats. For example, the B/EA Apex seats that you find in newer JL and KE business cabins. But, the downside to the operator of those is that they require more space.
Also there are outliers like EY that turn their very definite wide-body A380 into a single-aisle 1-1 plane in first class.