SAA.. A330...or A340..does it matter?
Nov 18, 2012, 12:04 am
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SAA.. A330...or A340..does it matter?
Can choose between the 2 JNB-LHR flights... Is there any noticeable difference between the 2 aircraft.. The seat seems to be the same.... How about IFE etc?
Travelling in Business....
Thanks!
Travelling in Business....
Thanks!
Nov 19, 2012, 12:16 am
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Having flown both in J, if I had the choice I would do A330, brand new cabins, better IFE!
A340's are showing signs of wear now.
A340's are showing signs of wear now.
Nov 19, 2012, 8:57 am
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So are the A330s. I've flown at various times on the entire A330 fleet this year and I think every single aircraft has had something or the other inoperative - ranging from IFE screens to blocked seats due to broken recline to lavatories sealed off.
That said, after having to deal with ZS-SLF (the last A340-200) a couple times this year, I'll take the A330s any day of the week!
That said, after having to deal with ZS-SLF (the last A340-200) a couple times this year, I'll take the A330s any day of the week!
Nov 19, 2012, 12:08 pm
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So are the A330s. I've flown at various times on the entire A330 fleet this year and I think every single aircraft has had something or the other inoperative - ranging from IFE screens to blocked seats due to broken recline to lavatories sealed off.
That said, after having to deal with ZS-SLF (the last A340-200) a couple times this year, I'll take the A330s any day of the week!
That said, after having to deal with ZS-SLF (the last A340-200) a couple times this year, I'll take the A330s any day of the week!
Nov 20, 2012, 12:53 am
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If somehow you still end up on one of their A340-200 I'd pass on it, but A340-300 isn't too bad for an SAA flight. Given that it's London I'm pretty sure it should be an A340-600 though
Nov 20, 2012, 5:34 am
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Time we kill the SAA A340-200 threads, they only cause confusion and are not a factor anymore.
Nov 20, 2012, 5:57 am
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I've been unfortunate enough to have had her subbed in twice this year (replacing a 330 and a 346 respectively) and believe me, that plane is falling apart inside.
Nov 20, 2012, 5:02 pm
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ZS-SLF was very much around as recently as 2 weeks ago when I last flew through Joburg. She doesn't appear to be scheduled to anywhere regularly, but is subbed in as a spare if one of the other 330s/340s goes tech.
I've been unfortunate enough to have had her subbed in twice this year (replacing a 330 and a 346 respectively) and believe me, that plane is falling apart inside.
I've been unfortunate enough to have had her subbed in twice this year (replacing a 330 and a 346 respectively) and believe me, that plane is falling apart inside.
Nov 20, 2012, 10:38 pm
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Below is the list of flights that ZS-SLF has been used on in the last few weeks. She is definitely still in service!
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/zs-slf