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Emirates has found a way to fit 98 extra seats into its new Airbus A380-800 planes: by doing away with first class.
The Airbus 380 is already the world’s largest passenger plane. But with no first class seats, a smaller business class and an extra 130 seats in economy, Emirates has managed to fit in even more passengers without losing any legroom in cattle class.
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The two-class plane now has 58 seats with flatscreen TVs that recline into bed in business class, and 557 economy class seats. There is also an onboard lounge.
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Airlines have been competing with ways to fit more seats into passenger planes by patenting ever more inventive seating arrangements.
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In October, it emerged that Airbus had patented a mezzanine-style arrangement where some passengers were on top of others.
In July, a French manufacturer patented hexagonal arrangement,
where passengers in the middle seats faced the other way.
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