Is there an archive of previous BA seat maps anywhere ?
Sep 2, 2014, 6:13 am
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Is there an archive of previous BA seat maps anywhere ?
Bit of a long shot, but anyone know of a resource which has historical BA seat maps ? I remember seat maps being at the back of the printed BA timetable books, but I don't think these are online.
Specifically, I'm looking for a ca 1991 map of the newly delivered 744s with economy class upstairs.
Specifically, I'm looking for a ca 1991 map of the newly delivered 744s with economy class upstairs.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:42 am
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. Did Golds refuse F upgrades to keep 61A? 
Sep 2, 2014, 8:09 am
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Thanks origin.
Seeing the 747 seat plan brought back distant memories of the original (I believe) layout of the 747 with the bar on the Upper Deck for BA F passengers, and also Pan Am's 'Restaurant in the Sky' on the Upper Deck for F passengers, with dining reservations taken in advance of the departure date.
Seeing the 747 seat plan brought back distant memories of the original (I believe) layout of the 747 with the bar on the Upper Deck for BA F passengers, and also Pan Am's 'Restaurant in the Sky' on the Upper Deck for F passengers, with dining reservations taken in advance of the departure date.
Sep 2, 2014, 9:58 am
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The Web Archive can help - seating plans from 1997:
http://web.archive.org/web/199705140...seatplan.shtml
Sample image:
http://web.archive.org/web/199705140...seatplan.shtml
Sample image:
Sep 2, 2014, 10:10 am
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And from the same source - for the early 2000s - including that bloody awful 10 across 777 from Gatwick.
http://web.archive.org/web/199910120...oeing777.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/199910120...oeing777.shtml
Sep 2, 2014, 10:25 am
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And from the same source - for the early 2000s - including that bloody awful 10 across 777 from Gatwick.
http://web.archive.org/web/199910120...oeing777.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/199910120...oeing777.shtml
Sep 2, 2014, 10:43 am
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Oh so close, but no cigar, just yet. We've got a 747 with economy upstairs, and a 744 with club world upstairs. Which year's timetable was this ?
I was on a brand-new 744 in Apr 1991 (it was about 2 weeks old, so must have been G-BNLS or G-BNLT) and did SIN-LHR on the upper deck and I'm sure it was economy up there, and that's the map I'm looking for. IIRC, this config didn't last long at all and was soon replaced with nicer seats up top.
Sep 2, 2014, 11:03 am
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Oh so close, but no cigar, just yet. We've got a 747 with economy upstairs, and a 744 with club world upstairs. Which year's timetable was this ?
I was on a brand-new 744 in Apr 1991 (it was about 2 weeks old, so must have been G-BNLS or G-BNLT) and did SIN-LHR on the upper deck and I'm sure it was economy up there, and that's the map I'm looking for. IIRC, this config didn't last long at all and was soon replaced with nicer seats up top.
Sep 2, 2014, 2:08 pm
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As I remember it from the early-mid 90s the LGW based 747-200s had Traveller in the UD whilst the LHR ones had Club. Perhaps it was a 200/100 series difference, but that is how I seem to remember it. I also recall the cumbersome UD emergency exit. I think you had to pull the slide box across from a locker before opening the door?! Imagine how long that would have taken!
Sep 2, 2014, 2:19 pm
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As I remember it from the early-mid 90s the LGW based 747-200s had Traveller in the UD whilst the LHR ones had Club. Perhaps it was a 200/100 series difference, but that is how I seem to remember it. I also recall the cumbersome UD emergency exit. I think you had to pull the slide box across from a locker before opening the door?! Imagine how long that would have taken!
The two emergency exits were behind the flight deck and not in a seating area of the cabin.