Cabin Density Post-pandemic

Will airlines retain high density seating after COVID?

Believe it or not the picture above does NOT show high density seating. It shows economy class at nine-abreast on a British Airways 777 in 2011. These seats were about 18.4 inches wide, a good 1.5 inches wider than the current generation of ten-abreast seats that BA put into their 777s nowadays. Many airlines have densified their 777s in economy class o…