Originally Posted by oldmako

OK, it doesn't hold the same number of uncomfortable bodies as a stretch-gup, I will grant you that. Math, who would have guessed? However, it does fly FULL, from east to west in winter.

"It doesn't have the range when you put a decent load on it"....Full isn't a decent load? Range? Why fly past California or Seattle in it? Where are you going? The country is this wide------------------------------> the bus easily crosses it without bumping anyone or their bags 99 times out of 100.

The seats are filled, so are the pits....with plenty of gas to spare. I will agree with you that a longer, narrower plane has a greater number of more uncomfortable and cramped seats in it and can therefore generate more revenue. But that's not what this tangent was all about.