New "bed like" seats on flights to JFK???
Feb 19, 2014, 9:25 pm
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New "bed like" seats on flights to JFK???
I'm in the KDL in TLV.
There is a big advertisement: soon, New "bed like" seats on flights to JFK.
They also have two seats in the lounge BUT they look exactly like the old seats only with a diffarent color...
And why only JFK?
There is a big advertisement: soon, New "bed like" seats on flights to JFK.
They also have two seats in the lounge BUT they look exactly like the old seats only with a diffarent color...
And why only JFK?
Feb 19, 2014, 10:13 pm
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Maybe that's the launch route for a new C product?
Anyway, I gather from what you're saying that their "new" product might just be the very same seat but fully flat?
Doesn't sound too promising I must say...
Maybe that's the launch route for a new C product?
Anyway, I gather from what you're saying that their "new" product might just be the very same seat but fully flat?
Doesn't sound too promising I must say...
Last edited by clubman; Feb 19, 2014 at 10:17 pm
Feb 21, 2014, 2:37 pm
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Feb 26, 2014, 10:38 pm
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I was told yesterday that by the LY rep when I changed my booking from JFK that the UD now has two seats less and the seats have been changed to fully flat.
Feb 26, 2014, 11:19 pm
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Very odd that they haven't announced it, but then while any change for the better is welcome, this is hardly breaking news...
Feb 27, 2014, 1:38 am
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Not sure how big an announcement it is Josh. As clubman notes, hardly breaking news if it's the same seat but flatter. Sure it will hopefully improve sleep quality which is important but it's not enough to change the overall sentiment towards LY's business class product.
I will be trying it in May and will post an update if no one else does before then.
I will be trying it in May and will post an update if no one else does before then.
Feb 27, 2014, 1:53 am
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If it's a new seat, then that is indeed a big announcement. Think about how every American airline announces new seats. Even UA, when switching from a 180 degree lie-flat in F to a newer version had a major campaign to announce the new seats. When BA updated WT+, they posted on FT and displayed ads on ba.com. If LY is upgrading their seats, I would've expected an announcement of some sort.
Not sure how it would be the same seat but flatter (or why they would do that)
Not sure how it would be the same seat but flatter (or why they would do that)