That 777-9 plane has very narrow aisles and very narrow seats, and me and my wife had a very terrible time flying for 3 hrs between Dallas and Tampa. It was a chore navigating the narrow aisles and both my wife and I are thin. The seats were very uncomfortable with absolutely no elbow room and no clearance between our seats and those in front of us. Never again on a 777-9 or any other 777. Horrible!
The 777-9 has not flown on any revenue flights yet. 1st delivery to airlines will be in 2025.
Also, airlines pick the seats and pitch.
For that short a flight, you were on a 737 (maybe a -900 variant), most likely. Some US airlines pick subpar coach configurations for those - especially the discount ones.
The currently operating 777 models are huge, have two aisles, and are flown only on transcontinental or international routes - you wouldn't have had any complaints about the elbow room. :)
I’m pretty sure the Emirates didn’t order the economy models like our American airlines do. They are a luxury premium airline.
American airliners are nothing more than flying cattle cars or metro busses. Stuff as many people per flight as you can, maximize profits.
Don’t blame the airliners, blame the airlines...................