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LIST OF ROUTES/FLIGHTS WITH BEST SEATS - update 21 April, 2017. Flights looked up for week of June 12, 2017
IMPORTANT NOTES :
- This is the list of "BEST"-operated routes for a typical week during the summer season in June 2017.
- Some of the routes listed below may see a non-BEST aircraft operating the flight some day(s) of the week
- Last minute aircraft substitution is always possible

NORTH AMERICA

- BOS (AF334/333) : on days the flight operates with a B772
- IAD (AF026/027)
- IAH (AF636/639)
- JFK (AF032/019) : operating from ORY
- JFK (AF022/023)
- JFK (AF008/009)
- LAX (AF072/073)
- LAX-PPT (AF076/077)
- SFO (AF082/083)
- YUL (AF342/345) : on certain days
- YUL (AF344/345 B787-9)
- YVR (AF374/379)

CENTRAL & LATIN AMERICAS
- EZE/MVD (AF394/393)
- EZE (AF228/229)
- SCL (AF406/407) : on certain days
- GRU (AF456/459)
- GRU (AF454/457)
- PTY (AF474/475)
- CAY (AF852/853)
- CUN (AF650/651)
- HAV (AF820/825)

ASIA
- BOM (AF218/217)
- HKG (AF188/185)
- HND (AF274/293)
- KIX (AF292/291)
- NRT (AF276/275)
- NRT (AF272/271)
- PEK (AF382/381)
- PVG (AF112/117)
- PVG (AF116/111) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- CAN (AF102/107)
- SIN (AF256/257)
- SGN (AF258/257)

AFRICA
- ABJ (AF702/703) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- BKO-ABJ (AF520/521)
- ACC (AF780/781)
- DLA-NSI (AF982)
- BGF-NSI (AF775/775)
- NSI (AF900/901)
- LBV (AF976/977)
- LAD (AF928/929)

MIDDLE EAST
- BEY (AF566/565)
- CAI (AF570/567 B787-9)
- DXB (AF662/643)

CONFIGURATIONS OF THE B777 FLEET
Note : this list is not up-to-date
Boeing 777-200ER 309 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 4/25

Code:

F-GSPA – NEV4
 F-GSPE – NEV4
 F-GSPM – NEV4
 F-GSPZ – NEV4

Boeing 777-200ER in modification process : 2/25

Code:

F-GSPD
 F-GSPP

Boeing 777-200ER 280 seats or 316 seats "quick change" J-W-Y with new cabins : 16/25

Code:

F-GSPB – BEST
 F-GSPC – BEST
 F-GSPF – BEST
 F-GSPG – BEST
 F-GSPH – BEST
 F-GSPI – BEST
 F-GSPJ - BEST
 F-GSPK – BEST
 F-GSPQ – BEST
 F-GSPR – BEST
 F-GSPS – BEST
 F-GSPT – BEST
 F-GSPU – BEST
 F-GSPV – BEST
 F-GSPX – BEST
 F-GSPY – BEST
 
 
 or

Boeing 777-200ER 312 seats (28J) J-W-Y with new cabins : 3/25

Code:

F-GSPL – BEST
 F-GSPO – BEST
 F-GSPN – BEST

Boeing 777-300ER 303 seats P-J-W-Y without new cabins : 0/43

Code:

All Converted to BEST

Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 5/43

Code:

F-GSQD – NEV4
 F-GSQE – NEV4
 F-GZNH – NEV4
 F-GZNI – NEV4
 F-GZNJ - NEV4
 F-GZNK – NEV4

Boeing 777-300ER in modification process : 0/43

Boeing 777-300ER 296 seats or 322 seats "quick change" P-J-W-Y with new cabins : 20/43

Code:

F-GSQA – BEST
 F-GSQB – BEST
 F-GSQC – BEST
 F-GSQF – BEST
 F-GSQG – BEST
 F-GSQH – BEST
 F-GSQI – BEST
 F-GSQJ – BEST
 F-GSQK – BEST
 F-GSQL – BEST
 F-GSQY – BEST
 F-GSQM – BEST
 F-GSQU - BEST
 F-GSQV – BEST
 F-GSQY – BEST
 F-GZNA – BEST
 F-GZNB - BEST
 F-GZNC – BEST
 F-GZND - BEST
 F-GZNE – BEST
 
 
 or

Boeing 777-300ER 468 seats J-W-Y "CIO" without new cabins : 12/43

Code:

F-GSQN – NEV4
 F-GSQO – NEV4
 F-GSQP – NEV4
 F-GSQR – NEV4
 F-GSQS – NEV4
 F-GSQT – NEV4
 F-GSQX – NEV4
 F-GZNF – NEV4
 F-GZNG – NEV4
 F-GZNL – NEV4
 F-GZNN – NEV4
 F-GZNO – NEV4

Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y with old J and new W-Y : 6/43

Code:

F-GZNP – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in April 2015)
 F-GZNQ – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in May 2015)
 F-GZNR – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in November 2015)
 F-GZNS - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in March 2016)
 F-GZNT - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in March 2016)
 F-GZNU - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in April 2016)

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Jan 17, 2017, 3:24 pm

#841

Goldorak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dieuwer

BOM is also missing from the Wiki.

we are aware the wiki is completely outdated, but it is very hard to update it without precise information released by AF and they have not released any new information for months.

Jan 18, 2017, 2:29 pm

#842

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I am flying to Miami with the 777-300 with a seat map like one of the two versions with 381 seats - as I am flying Y I am curious if we will get the new seats or not - is there any way to know this before we fly? Thanks!

Jan 18, 2017, 4:01 pm

#843

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Goldorak

we are aware the wiki is completely outdated, but it is very hard to update it without precise information released by AF and they have not released any new information for months.

Call your contact at AF?

Jan 18, 2017, 6:12 pm

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If you do contact them, let them know flatbed lottery in business class isn't going over well with FTers.

Jan 18, 2017, 11:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Dieuwer

Call your contact at AF?

But...of course...why I didn't think about it before ?

Jan 19, 2017, 12:06 am

#846

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyerWx

Someone will chime in with more detailed info, but they are mainly flying to "leisure" (low premium demand?) destinations such as YUL, SCL, DEL, DKR, ATL, and SFO with sometimes other destinations (PUJ, SDQ, LIM, BOM, SGN).

SCL?? Ouch!

Jan 19, 2017, 1:41 pm

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SCL?? Ouch!

I confirm SCL is NEV4 (B77W)

Jan 19, 2017, 2:51 pm

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At least a new information posted by AF: ORY-JFK will be BEST from 13/02.

Jan 20, 2017, 9:15 am

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I'm flying CDG to DEL Business Class in October 2017 AF 226. This I believe is an A330-200 so I won't hold my breath for the new J

and then back DEL to CDG on AF 225 which is a 777-300ER.
Given that this is 10 months away, what do you think the chances are of me seeing the new style business class on my return leg?

I know there is no absolute science but it looks like there are not many 777-300ERs left to complete according to the Wiki.

Jan 20, 2017, 9:28 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rohil

The retrofit of the 77W to be retrofitted is complete (19). But many are not planned to be retrofitted, at least in the near future.
And it is pure guess to know what will be the ac 9 moths ahead.

Jan 20, 2017, 11:18 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rohil

I flew with 777-300ER on SFO-CDG recently. Both NEV4.

Jan 21, 2017, 1:31 pm

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Wiki updated for list of BEST routes

Dear all
I have done some searches on AF website and have updated the list of BEST routes in the wiki. This is the list of BEST destinations for the remaining period of the winter season (i.e. until end of march).

Feel free to correct any mistake of any route I may have missed.

Jan 22, 2017, 7:03 am

#853

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Normally, the 10 remaining 772 aircrafts will get only 28 seats in J i.o 40. Don't know if the "quick-change" will apply to this 2nd configuration...

Jan 22, 2017, 10:41 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NLNO

There is no way to know before your flight.
You will have either the BEST seats, or the seats with Panasonic IFE, or the old seats with tiny IFE (just one a/c, F-GSQD)

Jan 23, 2017, 1:53 am

#855

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyerWx

YUL is an odd one. This summer they have three flights a day, and it's not consisently a high yield or low yield destination:

1xB789 with BEST
1xB772 with BEST
1xB77W with COI

If this was a low(er) yield destination I would have expected the NEV4 77W, as it is for instance used to GIG or often to MIA. But this mix is odd.

And if you think that in the past they even had a mix of an A380 with 9 Premiere seats and at the same time the COI-configured 77W.