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Old Aug 18, 2013, 5:49 pm
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LordTentacle
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Syd
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Originally Posted by ozflier
Talk about being in the dark , are we talking about 2 or 3 777s to Australia each day?

I pay for J for half my trips to the US and buy W or H/M for the rest in the hope of getting upgraded.

If UA is going for 2 x 777s only , that is a real reduction in terms of seating and seat comfort as well as decreased upgrade availability.

Three flights per day to Australia would be ok but 2 !!!
My hope at this point is that this becomes seasonal
777's during australian offpeek winter and 747's during aussie summer
from a buisness standpoint this makes some sense and also explains why they are not doing it effective much sooner then april next year

I do have a question around Pilot rest though....
do the SUA 777's have a bed area like the 747's do?
or are we going to lose a F seat to them as well?
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