'Kundene vil heller stappe inn flere seter'

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'' Airlines pick extra seats over more room in coach.

Today_787 When Boeing designed its new 787 “Dreamliner,” the U.S. jetmaker envisioned a plane full of ground-breaking passenger comforts. As part of that strategy, Boeing’s original design called for eight seats per row in the coach-class section. The idea was that airlines would configure the seats in a 3-2-3 arrangement that would leave extra room for fliers. But Boeing also made the 787 wide enough that the plane could accommodate nine seats in each coach row, and that’s just the option most airlines seem to be opting for.

“That means travelers will plop into a 17-inch-wide seat, about the same as on today's Boeing 737s and 757s, instead of a 19-inch seat arranged in a new, patented 3-2-3 seating configuration designed to maximize comfort,” writes Scott McCartney, The Middle Seat columnist of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Boeing’s 787 will have a number of flier-friendly features, such as bigger windows and storage bins. But McCartney writes that “a big part of the game-changing design was built around the 3-2-3 seating and a wider-than-normal coach seat,” McCartney writes. He notes that other than United and British Airways, most airlines seem to remain skeptical that extra room in coach can generate more revenue. ''

(USA Today)