Interesting. I just checked SQ' "Executive Economy" info at
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/exp/cabin/exececonomyclass_seat.jsp
and they only claim 37" pitch, barely more than Thai's regular economy.
Width 20", I think also one less line of seats.
I don't know what SQ's regular economy pitch is but it seems to be one of
the shorter one.
Subjectively (without a tape measure) my feelings are different. I am a
frequent flier on both airlines, long haul (Asia-Europe) and short (SE
Asia), mostly in economy, sometimes business. I would have guessed that
Thai's economy had a bit more pitch, maybe 2 inches, than SQ and the same
width, but often the seats are rather old and tired. In other respects I
find SQ service and general quality superior, especially their in-seat video
(all flights?) which is on-demand, i.e. you can play and pause the many
channels when you wish, not just when the system chooses to play a program.
I would always choose SQ over Thai for the same class, fare, etc.
I have not seen the Premium seat on Thai but I am amazed that the SQ
Executive Economy seats seem to only have 1" more pitch than normal Thai
economy. Subjectively I found it a far superior seat to either Thai or SQ
economy. Odd!
I have sometimes found that 2 seats on different airlines supposedly have
the same pitch but one seems to have much more room, and I think this must
due to seat design - how thick it is, how the lower reat cuts away into the
footwell, the design and placement of the foot rest (I often find these get
in the way of the legroom and wish they could be removed), etc.
"sharkbait999" wrote in message
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> Thanks all for posting. Checking various airline websites, I found Thai
> Airways has now introduced Premium Economy seating on their transpacific
> flights using A340-500 aircraft. It looks far superior to any other
> product out there. The seats have a 42 inch pitch, which is almost as
> much seat separation as business class on other carriers. They also have
> personal screens in every seat a low-voltage outlets in every seat to
> power computers. Even their economy seating has 36 inches of pitch. The
> A345 seat configuration in Premium Economy is 2-3-2 and Economy is 2-4-2.
> I think this aircraft is also capable of making the flight non-stop.
>
> rg
>
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>>
>> "Rick Graham" wrote in message
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>>>A few international airlines now have this class. The first time I
>>>purchased this class was on EVA Air. The extra couple hundred dollars
>>>was well worth the extra pitch in the seats, which made the transpacific
>>>flight less torturous. I now understand United has such a class called
>>>Economy Plus. ANA, China Air, and Vietnam Air also have premium economy
>>>seating, which I know nothing about. I would like to hear from those who
>>>have traveled any of the transpacific carriers that offer this class of
>>>seating. I would also like to know if the carrier gave you extra baggage
>>>weight for purchasing the upgraded seating. EVA does not (44 lb limit).
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> rg
>>>
>> On the Singapore Airlines non-stop flight Singapore-US WestCoast I think
>> all economy seats on their new(ish) Airbus 340-500 planes are a premium
>> type seat.
>> I have travelled in one though just just short haul (they sometimes use
>> the trans-pacific planes on the Singapore-Jakarta route, to check
>> everything is working in the cabins before the long flight according to
>> cabin staff I spoke to). Much more leg room than normal economy and a bit
>> wider. Not as good as SQ's full business class of course but still very
>> good; all long haul economy should be like this. No extra baggage
>> allowance I think.
>> I don't know what the extra fare is but if Singapore is a convenient
>> place to fly to, they are hard to beat on service and connnections.
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