New 773 refit seems dissapointing
Jun 20, 2017, 1:11 am
#31
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,118
I'm not worried if I get a refit on Sunday as I'm in BP. I'll be very disappointed if I get a refit home from London.
Jun 20, 2017, 1:27 am
#32
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,414
Had found the service level between the 789 and the 77W to be huge recently, much prefer the 789 in PE now.
Jun 20, 2017, 2:20 am
#33
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: NZ EP
Posts: 184
My 2c...
a few years ago SIN-AKL, one of the first refit 772...cracker flight in PE. Great service, managed to sleep. Window seat to be fair, would not buy one of the middles though. Compared to spaceseat a few weeks earlier AKL-LHR, refit PE wins. I'm 6'1, spaceseat was a pain in the proverbial.
More recently and in terms of service in PE, flew PE AKL-RAR and BP RAR-AKL (both 787). Sure, short haul, but service on way over was exceptional and in no way rushed. FSM intro for all, once in air, might as well have been BP (food exceptional).
BP on way back, FSM nowhere to be seen. Pretty casual allround. Catering sub par. Was still lovely being up front, but felt we would have been happy back in PE.
Oh, and to cap it off... we had to hop on a friggin bus!
a few years ago SIN-AKL, one of the first refit 772...cracker flight in PE. Great service, managed to sleep. Window seat to be fair, would not buy one of the middles though. Compared to spaceseat a few weeks earlier AKL-LHR, refit PE wins. I'm 6'1, spaceseat was a pain in the proverbial.
More recently and in terms of service in PE, flew PE AKL-RAR and BP RAR-AKL (both 787). Sure, short haul, but service on way over was exceptional and in no way rushed. FSM intro for all, once in air, might as well have been BP (food exceptional).
BP on way back, FSM nowhere to be seen. Pretty casual allround. Catering sub par. Was still lovely being up front, but felt we would have been happy back in PE.
Oh, and to cap it off... we had to hop on a friggin bus!
Jun 20, 2017, 7:59 pm
#35
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: NZ*E
Posts: 808
I just had a look at the FR24 data and history and it looks very confused. GDS was supposed to show 77W for the refit and 773 for the non-refit but this seems very mixed up.
I'm not worried if I get a refit on Sunday as I'm in BP. I'll be very disappointed if I get a refit home from London.
I'm not worried if I get a refit on Sunday as I'm in BP. I'll be very disappointed if I get a refit home from London.
on another note, it is interesting that many airport does not get the plane type correct when they drive the gate to door L2... so much time has been wasted for driving the docking to the wrong place.. lol
Jun 21, 2017, 12:05 pm
#36
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 22
More recently and in terms of service in PE, flew PE AKL-RAR and BP RAR-AKL (both 787). Sure, short haul, but service on way over was exceptional and in no way rushed. FSM intro for all, once in air, might as well have been BP (food exceptional).
BP on way back, FSM nowhere to be seen. Pretty casual allround. Catering sub par. Was still lovely being up front, but felt we would have been happy back in PE.
BP on way back, FSM nowhere to be seen. Pretty casual allround. Catering sub par. Was still lovely being up front, but felt we would have been happy back in PE.
LAX-AKL in BP a couple of weeks ago, the beef offering was a hamburger, yes you read that right. I was craving beef, didn't believe what I was reading so got the burger. Yes, it was a hamburger and an awful one at that.
Jun 21, 2017, 12:36 pm
#37
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BLQ / TRG
Programs: NZ*E, UA*1K, QF Plat
Posts: 1,071
On seats. Got off AirNZ BP 789 connecting onto Air Canada Business Class on 77W. Air Canada seat leaves AirNZ for dead. AirNZ has failed to keep up with seat advances in business class. And gone backwards on 789 by making the business class seat much narrower.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:24 am
#38
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If you want beef on Air NZ you need to fly to Japan. Steak in both PE and BP both ways.
I've never seen steak on North American routes.
I've never seen steak on North American routes.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:54 am
#39
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: NZ*E
Posts: 808
Jun 22, 2017, 5:52 am
#41
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New Zealand
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Beef TT. I thought it was fine but I am also one of those people that don't like bloodied steak - eegh! It seems that's the way it's supposed to be done but I just couldn't eat it like that so I'm happy it's cooked all the way through.
Jun 22, 2017, 6:39 am
#42
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NZ
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Posts: 1,048
Catering
Just to stir things up, oh how time flies...
Remember this? January 2010
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1001/S00374.htm
To deliver the new food experience, new oven technology will be installed in the five galleys throughout the aircraft.
“It means we will be able to offer previously unheard of meal options inflight – real crispy bacon and eggs or a steak cooked anyway you like it in Business Premier, a pizza or tapas to share with your companion in Premium Economy or even a classic Kiwi toasted sandwich!”
Within a couple of months, all gone, completely unfeasible in actual operation.
Remember this? January 2010
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1001/S00374.htm
To deliver the new food experience, new oven technology will be installed in the five galleys throughout the aircraft.
“It means we will be able to offer previously unheard of meal options inflight – real crispy bacon and eggs or a steak cooked anyway you like it in Business Premier, a pizza or tapas to share with your companion in Premium Economy or even a classic Kiwi toasted sandwich!”
Within a couple of months, all gone, completely unfeasible in actual operation.
Jun 22, 2017, 4:20 pm
#43
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 82
Jun 22, 2017, 6:03 pm
#44
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 646
Just to stir things up, oh how time flies...
Remember this? January 2010
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1001/S00374.htm
To deliver the new food experience, new oven technology will be installed in the five galleys throughout the aircraft.
“It means we will be able to offer previously unheard of meal options inflight – real crispy bacon and eggs or a steak cooked anyway you like it in Business Premier, a pizza or tapas to share with your companion in Premium Economy or even a classic Kiwi toasted sandwich!”
Remember this? January 2010
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1001/S00374.htm
To deliver the new food experience, new oven technology will be installed in the five galleys throughout the aircraft.
“It means we will be able to offer previously unheard of meal options inflight – real crispy bacon and eggs or a steak cooked anyway you like it in Business Premier, a pizza or tapas to share with your companion in Premium Economy or even a classic Kiwi toasted sandwich!”
Jun 22, 2017, 6:32 pm
#45
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: NZ *E
Posts: 346
How crazy was that initial 773 announcement though back in 2010 -- I was like "woah" at all the innovation, bespoke seats (Spaceseat, Skycouch), themed toilets, inflight concierge, etc.
I even remember they used to have massages available in the AKL lounge for BP/GE flyers. At the time I was just Gold often flying in PE -- and by the time I got to Elite it was all gone
I guess it must have all ended up being a bit bleeding edge.
I even remember they used to have massages available in the AKL lounge for BP/GE flyers. At the time I was just Gold often flying in PE -- and by the time I got to Elite it was all gone
I guess it must have all ended up being a bit bleeding edge.