Japanese legacy carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has quietly become an outlier in a world of shrinking legroom, especially in economy-class cabins. While many carriers have attempted to squeeze nine seats across in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or 10 across on the 777, JAL has doubled down on space, keeping a more generous layout and building out its economy-class product around comfort rather than raw seat count. The airline has introduced its “Sky Wider” economy seat, which offers an impressive 33-34 inches (84-86 cm) of pitch and close to half of that in width on key long-haul aircraft, a noticeable few inches above the industry standard.