AF 787 : maiden flights on sale (January 7th/8th)
#31
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: UK/FR
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum, Hertz PC
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It looks like the first LHR morning rotation (AF1680/AF1681) will be on the 787 this winter/spring with fares starting from £69 in Y and £249 in J.
I did one of these in J when they introduced the A380. I do not plan to do the same for the 787. However, I am wondering whether to switch to it for some flights. I would normally have gone for a later flight but could switch to the AF1681 on a couple of occasions. Not sure whether it is worth it, though. As a FB Plat (before April) or Gold (afterwards), am I likely to be able to sit in W rather than plain vanilla Y (bearing in mind that PE is not sold on this route) and would that still be the case if I bought a cheap-as-chips X-class mini fare?
If sat in plain Y, I really do not see the point since it seems that it would be less comfortable than in a bog standard A319/320. If sat in PE, that would be better.
I did one of these in J when they introduced the A380. I do not plan to do the same for the 787. However, I am wondering whether to switch to it for some flights. I would normally have gone for a later flight but could switch to the AF1681 on a couple of occasions. Not sure whether it is worth it, though. As a FB Plat (before April) or Gold (afterwards), am I likely to be able to sit in W rather than plain vanilla Y (bearing in mind that PE is not sold on this route) and would that still be the case if I bought a cheap-as-chips X-class mini fare?
If sat in plain Y, I really do not see the point since it seems that it would be less comfortable than in a bog standard A319/320. If sat in PE, that would be better.
#32
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Programs: Concorde Mach 2 -UAMM- First to Fly A380/B787/B747-8i/FlyingHonu
Posts: 3,026
I booked the first B787-9 to LHR 6 February AF1680 taking the return flight AF1680 back to CDG the next morning.
I received the advertisement for the Tour de France flights when published but I figured there would be a way to fly on the new aircraft for a lot less than the asked price for the scenic flights.
I flew on both ANA B787 types, the -8 (inaugural HND to Frankfurt and back) and also the -9 with JAL NRT-LHR.
The AF mini-trip will be a pleasure ride. I figured the best thing to do was to fly on the 787-9 both ways so I can sit in a different section of the aircraft rather than flying one sector on a mini-Bus.
I wonder if they will block the second cabin for these flights?
I hope there will be other FT'ers on AF1680 6 February as this will be the first flight to LHR with the new aircraft type.