BA New First - LHR-EWR

Hotelsforlife · Aug 3, 12, 10:02 am

On BA 185 on August 5th. What are the chances of getting the new first into EWR on a 777?

Thanks

Globaliser · Aug 3, 12, 10:22 am

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Originally Posted by Hotelsforlife

On BA 185 on August 5th. What are the chances of getting the new first into EWR on a 777?

http://ftdashboard.net/dest/ewr.htm
Tracking NF [New First]

Athlete95 · Aug 3, 12, 11:56 am

Your flight is currently scheduled to be on one of the 3 777s with 17F seats, which indicates Old First sadly. I too missed out on New First on this route earlier in the year!

Betteronacamel · Aug 3, 12, 1:53 pm

Non-AVOD IFE too.

Lucky you.

Total disgrace in this day and age.

Genius1 · Aug 3, 12, 2:11 pm

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Non-AVOD IFE too. Total disgrace in this day and age.

I agree, but there will be an iPad, so technically AVOD.

justin_krusty · Mar 18, 13, 6:22 am

How practical is the iPad in OF? Is there somewhere to hang it or prop it up? Can you eat and watch a movie at the same time? Seems like it could be a bit clumsy...

(asking, as thinking of booking some F seats on one of these old crap boxes)

brill101 · Mar 18, 13, 6:26 am

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Originally Posted by justin_krusty

How practical is the iPad in OF? Is there somewhere to hang it or prop it up? Can you eat and watch a movie at the same time? Seems like it could be a bit clumsy...

(asking, as thinking of booking some F seats on one of these old crap boxes)

You'll be pretty unlucky to land one of the OF 777s now..? What route?

ThatT1Feeling · Mar 18, 13, 6:27 am

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Originally Posted by Athlete95

Your flight is currently scheduled to be on one of the 3 777s with 17F seats, which indicates Old First sadly. I too missed out on New First on this route earlier in the year!

I thought G-ZZZC was now refurbished? It's always been 17F when I have been on this route but I now think you have a 33% chance of NF...

darthlemsip · Mar 18, 13, 6:28 am

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Originally Posted by ThatT1Feeling

I thought G-ZZZC was now refurbished? It's always been 17F when I have been on this route but I now think you have a 33% chance of NF...

He did post that in August 2012 though...

ThatT1Feeling · Mar 18, 13, 6:30 am

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Originally Posted by darthlemsip

He did post that in August 2012 though...

Whoops....

justin_krusty · Mar 18, 13, 6:37 am

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Originally Posted by brill101

You'll be pretty unlucky to land one of the OF 777s now..? What route?

LHR-EWR which seems to be a lot of 17F. There's almost always F award availability on the 185.

brill101 · Mar 18, 13, 6:49 am

BA185 gets a mix of 767/777.

Out of the past 26 days:

12 777 NF
11 767
2 777 OF
1 G-ZZZ* OF/No AVOD

justin_krusty · Mar 18, 13, 7:35 am

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Originally Posted by brill101

BA185 gets a mix of 767/777.

Out of the past 26 days:

12 777 NF
11 767
2 777 OF
1 G-ZZZ* OF/No AVOD

Thanks. How far out can the seat maps be trusted? I am looking in May, when it shows a G-ZZZ more often than not.

spbeck · Mar 18, 13, 8:14 am

ZZZC has indeed been refurbished and has NF, so you have a 1 in 3 chance if one of the 17 seaters is sequenced for this rotation.

Good Luck

brill101 · Mar 18, 13, 8:46 am

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Originally Posted by justin_krusty

Thanks. How far out can the seat maps be trusted? I am looking in May, when it shows a G-ZZZ more often than not.

I'd ignore them at the moment tbh. Your chances are unlikely. Especially if some of them go in for refurb sometime in the next few months as the focus of those in service will be on the near 100% F occupancy routes to the Middle East.

Just my opinion but I'd say very unlikely.