Will she be able to fit in the Philippine Airline Boeing 777-300er seat comfortably?
So I am going on a trip with my family to the Philippines. The only concern before buying our tickets is our rather large cousin. She stands at 5'6'' and is about 280lbs. She wears as size 24-26 pants. Does anyone know if she will fit the seats okay? I mean if she has to squeeze into the seat until after they are in the air and seat belt lights are off, that't okay. Im rather skinny and could leave my air rest up to give her some extra room. I just dont want to get onto the plane and have her be embarrassed later on.
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The Philippine Airlines 777-300ER has some of the better seats in Economy of any airline.
Excluding bulk-head/exit row, the economy seats have a pitch of between 33-34", a width of 18.5", and a 6 degree recline in a 3-4-3 configuration. Whilst that's hardly luxurious, it's at least as good as the majority of airlines, and better than most!
As with many wide-body planes, the cabin tapers off towards the end of the cabin, and the seat layout becomes 2-4-2. Many people find that the 2-seat areas give extra room, especially in the "window" seat where there is normally a gap between the edge of the seat and the actual wall/window. If you can't get one of these seats I'd suggest an aisle seat as they aren't as restrictive as the window/middle seats.
Exit rows and Bulk-head rows will give more legroom, but normally have narrower seats due to the tray-table being in the armrest rather than on the seat in-front.
Unfortunately I can't directly answer your question without knowing exactly how large your cousin is, but I can say that if she is able to fit in any Economy class seat on any airline, she should be fine on the Philippine 777-300.
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Where is the best seat on Boeing 777-300ER?
The first four rows are in a mini-cabin of sorts, and you'll probably find these to be the most quiet. But the best seats in the house (outside of the Polaris cabins, of course) are located in the third economy cabin, in row 39 (more on that shortly).Is Boeing 777-300ER big?
Dimension-wise, the two planes are relatively similar, but differ in terms of their wingspans. Both designs are 73.9 meters long, and 18.5 meters tall. The wingspan of the 777-300 clocks in at 60.9 meters wide, with the 777-300ER nearly four meters wider at 64.8m.How wide are the seats on a Boeing 777?
The space between the seats in the first to second row of the first class (F) section is 211 cm (83 inches), and the seat width is 61 cm (24 inches). The space between the seats in rows 7 and 8 to 14 of the Prestige Seat (C) section is 190 cm (75 inches), and the seat width is 53 cm (21 inches).Which seat is best in Boeing 777?
On the 777 I'd just choose an asile seat somewhere near the front. You don't specify times so if you are on the A380 then there are four good economy seats one row back from the emergency exits without a seat in front. These are prebookable too. Be aware it may be cold sitting next to a door.Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Seat Map
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Seatplans.com has an extensive review of Philippine Airline's 777-300ER "Fiesta" Class. They also have the full seat map.
Unfortunately, the other seat recommendation sites below currently do not have Philippine's 777s, but they may add it in the near future...
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