SkyTeam - What is your favorite TATL aircraft in Skyteam to Europe and why?
ky_soldier
Feb 22, 12, 12:54 am
Have several flights booked in Business Class to Europe this spring (MUC and FRA). One is on the new Airbus 380 on the IAD-CDG leg, one is one the 767-400, one is the 777-300ER.
Wondering for those that fly to Europe often, which planes they like the best (including air france, klm, etc). I am wondering what the pros/cons are of the 767-400, A330, 777-300ER, A380, etc are?
Thanks in advance!
ky_soldier
Feb 22, 12, 1:14 am
I did find a few responses here -> http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/flying-blue-air-france-klm-other-partners/1289318-what-best-flight-aircraft-go-cdg-us-2.html
acjflyer
Feb 22, 12, 2:48 am
In Y, for me it's the DL 764 in exit row 30 or the KL 747 in the Economy Comfort mini-cabin with the two-seaters in row 11 - both offer unlimited leg room and good IFE, plus no middle seat. Seated in those seats in both of my upcoming TATL trips :)
In J, I'd probably go for the same aircraft types given the lie-flat seats on the DL 764 and row 77 on the KL 747 (angled lie-flat seats, but few things beat the upper-deck). Personally I'm not a fan of J on the A380 - feels more like a hostel dorm to me.
mnredfox
Feb 22, 12, 3:02 am
As stated in the above mentioned thread: A388.
mtkeller
Feb 22, 12, 3:31 am
A380 is nice in Y if you get a seat in the upper deck. Took a wander through the lower deck and decided I would avoid it if I had to sit there. Definitely agree with acjflyer about row 30 on the 764 being a nice ride. The 764s are nice in general, as there are no rows of four seats. The AVOD is also pretty good. (Less of an issue for me now that I have an iPad. I found the AVOD in my exit row seat on the A380 to be really unresponsive. Not sure if that was because of a bad controller or a general problem. Seats with video and tray table in armrest on A380 are much narrower than the equivalent on a DL aircraft.)
rwoman
Feb 22, 12, 3:40 am
I prefer the 764...lay flat seats in J, decent recline with EC, and, as stated many times, row 30.
:)
Digital01
Feb 22, 12, 4:07 am
I prefer the 764...lay flat seats in J, decent recline with EC, and, as stated many times, row 30.
:)
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rwoman
Feb 22, 12, 4:18 am
I prefer the 764...lay flat seats in J, decent recline with EC, and, as stated many times, row 30.
:)
I should also note, that I prefer DL metal over AF metal. The A380 is a nice bird and, in J, AF food is better...nonetheless, I still like DL customer service over AF.
I would have to say the DL 763. All those other updated planes with lie flat seats, AVOD and all that annoying stuff...you folks are so needy.
Give me a broken overhead tube TV and well worn seats any day!
-=tg=-
Supersonic Swinger
Feb 22, 12, 4:04 pm
I find the ride is the best in an A380, however for business I prefer a true lie flat bed, so that probably means AZ and DL.
Note: for me, a "flat" bed is 180 degrees flat. No one standing at the bottom of an incline of 10 degrees would call it flat, regardless of how even the incline is.