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More from this week’s Dubai Air Show, where billions of dollars have been committed on Boeing and Airbus planes.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has flagged that
the Dubai-based airline is seriously considering 11-seat aisles in the future.
Clark told Arabian Business that there were numerous concerns to overcome, particularly in convincing customers stuck in the middle seats, but it was not "a bad thing", he said.
"The middle seat of the five-seat option has always been one of those difficult ones for people to have … so we’re trying to figure out how we do all that."
Emirates was the first airline in the world to use 10-across layout on the B777.
Boeing’s European rival Airbus has launched a campaign for a minimum standard seat width of 18 inches on long trips, as it seeks to draw the focus of airlines to what it says will be the 777’s narrower seats.
Ian Jarrett
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