That’s a total of 458 seats, 109 more than the other -300ERs. Then in the back, seating has increased by 91 to 398, with 10-across, 31 inch pitch, 17 inch wide seats. Next is a small premium economy cabin with three rows, 8-across, with a 38 inch seat pitch. Up front, the 36 business class pods are configured parallel to the aisles. The five new 777-330ERs have three classes.
In the -300ERs, there’s a total of 349 seats – 42 J Class and 307 Y class. The carrier’s original 777s have two-classes, with business class “pods” in a herringbone configuration up front, and 9-across, 32” pitch, economy seating in the back. That might be why the interior configuration of these new planes is very different from the rest of the fleet. There’s been some speculation that these five planes were originally destined for another airline, or perhaps some sort of Air Canada joint-venture that went sour. The airline already had eighteen 777s, split between twelve -300ERs, and six -200LRs, and it was no surprise that Air Canada wanted more of the planes to expand its service.
One year ago, Air Canada added the first of five new Boeing 777-300ERs to its fleet.
And there happens to be one plane that I’ve stayed away from, until now. Or to figure out what aircraft types or configurations that I want to avoid. Like so many of us, I try to use the resources out there on the Interwebthingy to figure out what flight I want to take on what airline, and what seats to try to book.
