Narrower seats for BA

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will bring the size of long haul seats down by 1.5 inches.

Reducing Y seats by 1.5" is a lot!
 
Isn't this what Emirates do on their 777's and Cathay propose on theirs too. 10 abreast? I believe Qatar, Air France and Etihad already have 10 across in Y
 
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And KLM, Air France, Air NZ, American doing same with theirs, I am sure there are others. The new norm. I detest it.
 
The general population is growing and airlines are reducing seats to fit more in. Yep.
 
The general population is growing and airlines are reducing seats to fit more in. Yep.
That’s a rather broad generalisation JohnK. It could be that airlines are recognising that the largest pax growth area is middle class 70kg Chinese and Indians. (my turn for a broad generalisation)

For the original issue, I guess the only response is to vote with ones wallet. And fly Y+ or J.
 
That’s a rather broad generalisation JohnK.
Weight gain is a global epidemic and getting worse. I think I read somewhere the average western male weight is 87kg? And Asians are not immune from this trend.
 
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