Spaceseat axed from Boeing 777-300ER
Aug 23, 2016, 12:10 am
#17
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Did I enjoy it? Yes. Is it is good as the Spaceseat? In my view, no. But others don't like the Spaceseat so will think otherwise.
I went into the flight wanting to dislike the seat, but can't say anything bad about it.
Aug 23, 2016, 1:44 pm
#19
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Aug 26, 2016, 3:30 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2010
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This is a huge bummer. The layout of the current PE cabin is amazing for our family travels, and I have been paying extra to fly Air NZ. Now this frees me up to fly with whoever, and Virgin Australia has a very nice revamped premium product.
Aug 28, 2016, 2:05 pm
#22
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I didn't like the Space Seat, and the cost of the product lead to NZ pricing it non-competitively (~$4500 ex-US to AKL rt - I can fly UA/AA business for far less).
I am happy about this change.
I am happy about this change.
Aug 28, 2016, 3:16 pm
#23
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The issue right now is with heavy discounting of BP to $4k return on NZ it's cheaper to book BP than PE on many flights!
Aug 29, 2016, 2:53 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Sydney
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I'm sad to see this go
I had my first chances to sit in it just a few weeks ago, and after flying back to AU in one, and managing to enjoy 7hrs or so of sleep, something I never do in regular economy, I will miss it.
Also reading how high some of you were charged is making me gasp. Booking SYD-AKL-LAX return, with one leg in PE only cost me A$1600, and I managed to get an upgrade for the other direction.
I had my first chances to sit in it just a few weeks ago, and after flying back to AU in one, and managing to enjoy 7hrs or so of sleep, something I never do in regular economy, I will miss it.
Also reading how high some of you were charged is making me gasp. Booking SYD-AKL-LAX return, with one leg in PE only cost me A$1600, and I managed to get an upgrade for the other direction.
Aug 29, 2016, 10:44 am
#25
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Your example is NZ trying to grab Aussie market share and mine is QF trying to grab NZ share.
It's not an uncommon practice on airlines.
The one thing I would love to try out on the space seat is putting your feet up when in the middle seats with partner. Some of those positions look good for sleeping! Unfortunately I like the window and have been flying solo so have chosen the outties.
Last edited by NZbutterfly; Aug 29, 2016 at 10:54 am
Aug 29, 2016, 3:14 pm
#27
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Those VS seats are as cheap as chips compared to other alternatives and the delays for seats from companies like BE and Zodiac at present are well known. For those reasons I can't see anything changing anytime soon.
Aug 29, 2016, 4:28 pm
#28
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I asked someone at NZ about whether they would put the Spaceseats on the TT A321 and sell them as Business Class. Answer was no as the A321 are supposed to be all Economy with more Space+ seats than the A320.
Aug 29, 2016, 5:03 pm
#29
Join Date: Apr 2016
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I presume that this means that Luxon has made up his mind about this:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...w-Airbus-A320s
The A321neo has an extra 38 seats which allowed for a business class cabin and Luxon said that was a possibility on routes from Auckland to Sydney or Melbourne.
Aug 29, 2016, 5:47 pm
#30
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With their revised COGS and the competitive pricing in better cabins, I don't think they have much choice but to adjust pricing in U.