British Airways' long-haul passenger squeeze from Gatwick starts in May
Passengers flying British Airways to Orlando next summer who value their space should avoid flying Fridays or the first flight of the day Saturdays. Those are the services which will feature BA’s new “densified” jets, with 52 more seats squeezed into the same planes. It was revealed in November that the airline plans to add an extra seat to each row of economy on Gatwick-based Boeing 777 aircraft. They will be 10 abreast, rather than the current 9 across, which will continue on 777s based at Heathrow. IAG CE Willie Walsh said the move would allow British Airways to “lower the average cost per seat, charge a lower price and stimulate demand”. BA’s CE and chairman, Alex Cruz, said the densification of the 777 would bring seat costs below Norwegian’s 787. <br/>
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British Airways' long-haul passenger squeeze from Gatwick starts in May
Passengers flying British Airways to Orlando next summer who value their space should avoid flying Fridays or the first flight of the day Saturdays. Those are the services which will feature BA’s new “densified” jets, with 52 more seats squeezed into the same planes. It was revealed in November that the airline plans to add an extra seat to each row of economy on Gatwick-based Boeing 777 aircraft. They will be 10 abreast, rather than the current 9 across, which will continue on 777s based at Heathrow. IAG CE Willie Walsh said the move would allow British Airways to “lower the average cost per seat, charge a lower price and stimulate demand”. BA’s CE and chairman, Alex Cruz, said the densification of the 777 would bring seat costs below Norwegian’s 787. <br/>
