Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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Amaad Lone
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Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Philip ... 300_V2.php

A 414 seat all economy layout A330-300.

39 seats in economy plus with 34 inch pitch

375 seats in standard economy with 31 inch pitch.

The layout is 3-3-3 versus the standard 2-4-2 layout.

The standard economy seats can be reduced to improve pitch to 32.

Seat width is 18 inches way above the industry average of 17-17.5
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Re: Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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Amaad Lone wrote:Seat width is 18 inches way above the industry average of 17-17.5
But this width is for 8 abreast seating. For a 9 abreast layout, width is reduced to 16.5 inches per seat in A330. Thats why very few airlines have their A330s configured in a 3-3-3 layout. You are right that A330s are the perfect replacement for 747s. These are the most preferred wide-bodies on short to medium haul sectors today. Thats why airbus has lauched A330Regional which is optimized for regional routes.
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Re: Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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Click on the link and see the seat width for the 375 economy seats, it says 18 inches. Pitch is 31 inches.

While for economy plus there are 39 seats pitch is 34 inches and width remains at 18.
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Re: Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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There is wrong information regarding seat width at the given link. Check out this http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/ ... in-layout/
The internal cabin diameter of A330 is 208 inches. Same is that of A300/310/340s. Wider A350xwb can carry 9 across seats at widths between 17.7 to 17.9 inches depending upon the aisle width airline selects.
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Re: Perfect 747 replacement for PIA

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Thank you GEnx, you are correct.

How many passengers would a A330-300 hold in a all economy layout of 2-4-2 layout??
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