Being a million miler, I read with some interest your "Room to Relax" article (Flight International, 18-24 November).
It appears that the Boeing interior designers have been spending all their time at their desks or in the first-class sections of aircraft. I expect the "magic" of the "arches" and "tall windows" will fade as you sit by a window and need to climb over two passengers to get to the aisle. I hope they do patent the three-two-three arrangement so that no-one else can use it.
For an eight-abreast row, the best is two-four-two, where you are only one seat away from an aisle. Of course this appears to be the classic bait and switch and the two-three-two will quickly become the dreaded three-three-three with the most middle seats in the air. Since Boeing is getting a "good reaction" to this interior arrangement, it may wish to consider changing 7E7 to 7M7 (M for middle seat) since that is where 25-33% of the passengers will be sitting.
Bob McAndrew, President International Business Services Tucson, Arizona, USA
Source: Flight International
