I don’t make this statement lightly, but I’d like to nominate a contender for the title of “world’s worst purpose-built business class seat” ( I’ll have to update my list! ).

Royal Jordanian’s odd staggered business class seats

Was this seat better or worse than I was expecting?

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Royal Jordanian’s odd staggered business class seats

In recent times, Royal Jordanian has been modernizing its fleet with Embraer E190/195-E2s, which are large, latest generation regional jets.

Royal Jordanian Embraer E190-E2

The airline flies these planes on some rather long missions, including flights to Europe that are approaching five hours. For example, I just flew on the E190-E2 from Amman (AMM) to Frankfurt (FRA), and I was onboard the plane for a little over five hours.

Historically, Royal Jordanian’s previous generation Embraer aircraft had business class seats in a 1-2 layout, compared to the 2-2 layout in economy, which is what you’d expect for such a plane.…