747 to NYC. Are they all old IFE in WT
Jun 29, 2017, 2:57 am
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747 to NYC. Are they all old IFE in WT
Trying to fathom which flight to take to JFK during the current sale. So many flights to select showing 747 without being specific. Is there a quick and dirty way to know if the WT cabin has old IFE (it's the kids that need it most; I'll be reading a book)?
Jun 29, 2017, 3:08 am
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Most of the time BA target JFK with Super hi-J (refreshed) 747's. You can use expert flyer to pull up the seat maps of the flights you're looking at. A refreshed 747 will have a larger club cabin, extending backwards to row 22.
Jun 29, 2017, 3:09 am
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Check the seatmap and do a dummy seat selection when booking to see what type of plane is scheduled. It isn't guaranteed (planes may change last minute), but chances are it will be that plane. If economy starts at row 39, you are in luck = )
Jun 29, 2017, 3:57 am
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There's also at least a weekly 772 still, I'm not sure which outbound it operates but tends to do the day flight back on Wednesday recently...
Jun 29, 2017, 4:32 am
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And it's always the one I'm on - BA115 on 28th October for example, that will remain the 52J version just because of course it will.
Jun 29, 2017, 4:40 am
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Jun 29, 2017, 4:59 am
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If you are interested in the recent historical trend - "BA Source" / Route Tracker (Heathrow-JFK) is also worth a little look.
You can see there is usually one "52J" 744 a day with the others being 86J as mentioned above.
Past performance is no guide for the future of course.....
You can see there is usually one "52J" 744 a day with the others being 86J as mentioned above.
Past performance is no guide for the future of course.....
Jun 29, 2017, 6:03 am
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:51 am
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I took BA 117 (LHR-JFK) on 20 April and BA 176 (JFK-LHR) on 24 April and both had the old entertainment system in WT (BA 176 was on a 777, though a 747 is more commonly used on this flight).
BA 113 (LHR-JFK) on 5 June had the new entertainment system in WT (it was a 747, though a 777 is more commonly used on this flight).
BA 113 (LHR-JFK) on 5 June had the new entertainment system in WT (it was a 747, though a 777 is more commonly used on this flight).
Jun 29, 2017, 6:58 am
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I did a return to JFK earlier this month in WT. On my dates, about half the 747 flights scheduled were mid-J with old IFE and half super-J with new IfE. I made sure to pick the latter both ways, checking the seat maps.
It's a pretty decent hard product on these refurbed birds in WT. ^
It's a pretty decent hard product on these refurbed birds in WT. ^
