Dedicated Flat Bed Routes and domestic lie-flat / flat bed routes
May 6, 2013, 8:30 am
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For the coming summer, the EWR-AMS flight and one of the two JFK-AMS (DL70) 767 flights are scheduled to be flat-bed 767-300ERs. But as usual, given that they haven't entirely redone the 767 fleet yet, there is a chance of a last-minute substitution to a non-refurbished 763ER if there are IROPS.
May 6, 2013, 8:31 am
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I believe the morning LAX-HNL is operated regularly with a flatbed reconfigured 763. The one reconfigured A333 with flatbed seats has flown the ATL-HNL route a few times, but it's on a pretty random rotation throughout the system. Otherwise the ATL-HNL flight is the only other flight from the mainland to HNL equipped with what can be considered (albeit, angled) lie-flats. Also, SFO-HNL and SLC-HNL, last time I looked, were on equipment with recliner-style BE seats (757 and 763 respectively).
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May 6, 2013, 8:59 am
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May 6, 2013, 9:16 am
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There is only one nonstop ATL-HNL flight, so it's pretty simple. Another way to tell is to look at equipment. There are no A330s with domestic F, so anything on an A330 will have more than domestic F (either PMNW angled flat seats or the new Cirrus 1-2-1 flat beds). Do be careful, as there is a direct ATL-HNL via SLC. Can't vouch for the equipment on those flights.
May 6, 2013, 9:22 am
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Do you know which flight from ATL-HNL is equipped with more than domestic F seats? I am going to HNL the end of this month, so that goose is already cooked, but I will also be going back in a few months, and would like to know before I book that rez. Any idea? The flight from ATL-HNL is between 10 and 11 hours, so it is actually longer than flying to most of Europe from the east coast US. That is why on the trip this month, I broke it up with a change of planes in LAX. But, if I knew I could be on the better equipped seats flight, I would do it without a change of planes.
ADD EDIT: OOPS! I forgot to say thank you for the answer and the attention! Sorry about that!
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ATL-HNL is a once daily service, so it is always on the A333 with either angled lie-flat seats or fully flat-beds. Assume it will be a seat that looks like this and recline to a flat position at an angle:
However, there is a slight chance that it could be the refurbished A333 in which case the seat will look like this and recline to a fully flat position:
The other flight that may come up will be the "direct" ATL-HNL flight that is routed via SLC on a 763 with cradle seats that will look like this and recline like a la-z-boy:
May 6, 2013, 9:24 am
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There is only one nonstop ATL-HNL flight, so it's pretty simple. Another way to tell is to look at equipment. There are no A330s with domestic F, so anything on an A330 will have more than domestic F (either PMNW angled flat seats or the new Cirrus 1-2-1 flat beds). Do be careful, as there is a direct ATL-HNL via SLC. Can't vouch for the equipment on those flights.
May 6, 2013, 9:42 am
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Jul 14, 2013, 3:42 pm
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I am on the 777 lie flat service AMS-DTW; all the 777 lie flat reviews seem to mention the 777 LR. Mine is operated by an ER...do the 777 lie flat reviews also apply to the ER? i.e. should i take 7 or 14 A if I want the extra storage?
Jul 14, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Exact same seats. I like 7A because it's not bordering Y and gets served (usually) first out of the second galley.
Jul 14, 2013, 4:04 pm
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7A for sure. Not only do the Y pax not walk past you, you get on/off quickly, served quickly, and have a little more privacy.
Jul 14, 2013, 4:10 pm
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Aug 2, 2013, 7:53 pm
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Does anyone know if any domestic PDX flights have moved/are moving to lie-flat? I'm thinking either JFK-PDX or ATL-PDX, and returns. I wasn't able to see any in the first couple of searches but thought I remembered they would be. Also, SEA?
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Aug 2, 2013, 8:30 pm
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Delta hasn't announced any plans for domestic BusinessElite service to PDX.
