Cebu Pacific's first A330 has been built and is on the flight line.The airline has 8 A330-300s on order and will be packed with 436 seats!!!!! Interestingly, the livery on the tail is different to that currently painted on their A320s.
If IIRC, 436 is 4 short of the maximum the A330 can carry. It's going to be a tight fit. But Filipino people are generally small built, so it should be less of a problem me thinks.
Maybe I'm wrong but I think those 436 seats are achieved by stripping out first and business class, not by more narrow seats. So you should not notice that many difference with any other Y cabin out there.
Maybe I'm wrong but I think those 436 seats are achieved by stripping out first and business class, not by more narrow seats. So you should not notice that many difference with any other Y cabin out there.
I'm not sure if I understand you there but I think that kind of capacity requires a 9 abreast seating.
This plane will be an all-economy class seater, no business nor first class seats. I thought this will allow the airline to install 436 seats in a 8 abreast config, but you think it will be 9 abreast?
I agree it will be tight in a 3-3-3 config (16.5" seats!).
It will be 9 abreast, like AirAsia does however it will be all economy. I imagine it will be similar to having 10 abreast in a 777 which is starting to become very common these days.