Originally Posted by
queuetip
With the blocking of middle seats it'll be interesting if the regional and mad dog model will be economical. If your seats are two and two, you lose half your lift, if it's three and three you only lose a third. If the trend continues to keep people further apart, who knows, we might need more pilots to fly the same number of passengers. Like folks have said, it's a crap shoot.
The 2x2 seating isn't being blocked, only middle seats. The A220 was a smart decision.