LN-RKP ferried from Chile to Toulouse [merged non-retrofitted A340 thread]
May 30, 2016, 1:12 am
#136
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SK925/926 on May 30th is changed to LN-RKP. Being on a Plus ticket that is a real bummer.
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
UPDATE:
Well, not quite as bad - pretty good actually.
Played my chances and did not on-line check-in.
And at CPH the seat as suddenly changed to 3G !
Well played SAS ^^^
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
UPDATE:
Well, not quite as bad - pretty good actually.
Played my chances and did not on-line check-in.
And at CPH the seat as suddenly changed to 3G !
Well played SAS ^^^
Last edited by FT Guest xyzpdq; May 30, 2016 at 3:40 am
May 30, 2016, 1:38 am
#137
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
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SK925/926 on May 30th is changed to LN-RKP. Being on a Plus ticket that is a real bummer.
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
May 30, 2016, 2:28 am
#138
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SK925/926 on May 30th is changed to LN-RKP. Being on a Plus ticket that is a real bummer.
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
My pre-reserved seat of 24A (first Plus row, Window) is now changed to 23B - last Plus row, Aisle. How hard can it be SAS just to copy past over to the new config?
Once again screwed by SAS
Jun 3, 2016, 4:56 am
#139
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Posts: 171
Here is a review, though in Norwegian. Still you can see the pictures.
http://www.businessclass.no/en-test-...usiness-class/
The update the plane just had was only to install a Plus cabin (using the old seats) as it did not have that previously. The plane is meant to be a back-up when all refurb is done end of June, and it will be handed back to Airbus when the A350s start to arrive in 2019.
http://www.businessclass.no/en-test-...usiness-class/
The update the plane just had was only to install a Plus cabin (using the old seats) as it did not have that previously. The plane is meant to be a back-up when all refurb is done end of June, and it will be handed back to Airbus when the A350s start to arrive in 2019.
Dec 6, 2016, 8:42 pm
#140
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 80
Is SAS still flying A340 LAN-Chile?
So I'm booked on an A340 from CPH to EWR in August 2017, seat map shows new configuration but are these the new business seats? Primary reason I chose to fly SAS was to experience their new business class but I was reading that this route may actually be the LAN-Chile first class seats? Does anybody know?
Dec 6, 2016, 10:13 pm
#141
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,935
So I'm booked on an A340 from CPH to EWR in August 2017, seat map shows new configuration but are these the new business seats? Primary reason I chose to fly SAS was to experience their new business class but I was reading that this route may actually be the LAN-Chile first class seats? Does anybody know?
Dec 7, 2016, 11:10 am
#142
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Location: CPH
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So I'm booked on an A340 from CPH to EWR in August 2017, seat map shows new configuration but are these the new business seats? Primary reason I chose to fly SAS was to experience their new business class but I was reading that this route may actually be the LAN-Chile first class seats? Does anybody know?
Dec 20, 2016, 7:51 pm
#143
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: Eurobonus, MileagePlus, Miles & More
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SAS - Business Class warning!
WARNING! SAS Business Class - bait and switch!
SAS has been quite busy promoting their new business class concept promising:
• High comfort with newly upgraded cabins and new improved seats.
• Available Wi-Fi and ability to make calls & use your mobile phone inflight.
• In-seat Personal HD screens with Audio and on-demand entertainment.
• Power ports plus individual USB ports.
• A large selection of food and beverages on the intercontinental flight.
• Complimentary coffee, tea, and water onboard regardless of the time of day.
However they still have old and tired aircraft in their fleet, and I this on SK956 yesterday when they brought in their old A340 LN-RKP, a nearly twenty years old ex LAN Chile aircraft in what must have been its original configuration, meaning a "stone age" business class hard product, instead of one of their originally scheduled and expected refurbished A330. No advance warnings were issued. No apologies over the PA for the reduced level of service. There was even a large poster at the gate, where it said in capital letters: "TREAT YOURSELF TODAY TRY OUT OUR BRAND NEW CABIN IN SAS PLUS OR BUSINESS". What a joke.
LN-RKP has old and worn seats in a 2-2-2 configuration in business class. No wi-fi. The on-demand entertainment system offered 24 very old movies and 24 old TV-shows! This shouldn't count as "entertainment" in 2016. The screens were anything but HD. There were no power ports, but there was an USB port available for charging purposes. The lavatories were worn and dirty - rather disgusting is not an exaggeration.
The soft product was terribly slow and uninspired. The first drink carts were rolled through the cabin 40 minutes after departure. Dinner service took place between departure + 1:20 and + 2:40 and the meal selections were just sad, sad, sad. (Grouper, Pork belly, Venison and Fettucine).
The cabin lights were on until 3 hours and 5 minutes after departure (and the duration of this flight was a short 8:30).
Unfortunately, SAS seems to treat passengers as self loading cargo, and the level of service has deteriorated to an incredibly low level. I would advise any potential business class passengers to consider their options before considering booking a business class trip on SAS.
And actually it seems that most SAS Business Class passengers are airline employees, passengers using points and last minute buy-ups, so I guess the SAS management has decided that service doesn't matter...
SAS has been quite busy promoting their new business class concept promising:
• High comfort with newly upgraded cabins and new improved seats.
• Available Wi-Fi and ability to make calls & use your mobile phone inflight.
• In-seat Personal HD screens with Audio and on-demand entertainment.
• Power ports plus individual USB ports.
• A large selection of food and beverages on the intercontinental flight.
• Complimentary coffee, tea, and water onboard regardless of the time of day.
However they still have old and tired aircraft in their fleet, and I this on SK956 yesterday when they brought in their old A340 LN-RKP, a nearly twenty years old ex LAN Chile aircraft in what must have been its original configuration, meaning a "stone age" business class hard product, instead of one of their originally scheduled and expected refurbished A330. No advance warnings were issued. No apologies over the PA for the reduced level of service. There was even a large poster at the gate, where it said in capital letters: "TREAT YOURSELF TODAY TRY OUT OUR BRAND NEW CABIN IN SAS PLUS OR BUSINESS". What a joke.
LN-RKP has old and worn seats in a 2-2-2 configuration in business class. No wi-fi. The on-demand entertainment system offered 24 very old movies and 24 old TV-shows! This shouldn't count as "entertainment" in 2016. The screens were anything but HD. There were no power ports, but there was an USB port available for charging purposes. The lavatories were worn and dirty - rather disgusting is not an exaggeration.
The soft product was terribly slow and uninspired. The first drink carts were rolled through the cabin 40 minutes after departure. Dinner service took place between departure + 1:20 and + 2:40 and the meal selections were just sad, sad, sad. (Grouper, Pork belly, Venison and Fettucine).
The cabin lights were on until 3 hours and 5 minutes after departure (and the duration of this flight was a short 8:30).
Unfortunately, SAS seems to treat passengers as self loading cargo, and the level of service has deteriorated to an incredibly low level. I would advise any potential business class passengers to consider their options before considering booking a business class trip on SAS.
And actually it seems that most SAS Business Class passengers are airline employees, passengers using points and last minute buy-ups, so I guess the SAS management has decided that service doesn't matter...
Dec 21, 2016, 12:41 am
#145
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Dec 21, 2016, 12:43 am
#146
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: CPH, BRU
Programs: LH SEN* (*G), EBG (*G)
Posts: 793
WARNING! SAS Business Class - bait and switch!
SAS has been quite busy promoting their new business class concept promising:
• High comfort with newly upgraded cabins and new improved seats.
• Available Wi-Fi and ability to make calls & use your mobile phone inflight.
• In-seat Personal HD screens with Audio and on-demand entertainment.
• Power ports plus individual USB ports.
• A large selection of food and beverages on the intercontinental flight.
• Complimentary coffee, tea, and water onboard regardless of the time of day.
However they still have old and tired aircraft in their fleet, and I this on SK956 yesterday when they brought in their old A340 LN-RKP, a nearly twenty years old ex LAN Chile aircraft in what must have been its original configuration, meaning a "stone age" business class hard product, instead of one of their originally scheduled and expected refurbished A330. No advance warnings were issued. No apologies over the PA for the reduced level of service. There was even a large poster at the gate, where it said in capital letters: "TREAT YOURSELF TODAY TRY OUT OUR BRAND NEW CABIN IN SAS PLUS OR BUSINESS". What a joke.
LN-RKP has old and worn seats in a 2-2-2 configuration in business class. No wi-fi. The on-demand entertainment system offered 24 very old movies and 24 old TV-shows! This shouldn't count as "entertainment" in 2016. The screens were anything but HD. There were no power ports, but there was an USB port available for charging purposes. The lavatories were worn and dirty - rather disgusting is not an exaggeration.
The soft product was terribly slow and uninspired. The first drink carts were rolled through the cabin 40 minutes after departure. Dinner service took place between departure + 1:20 and + 2:40 and the meal selections were just sad, sad, sad. (Grouper, Pork belly, Venison and Fettucine).
The cabin lights were on until 3 hours and 5 minutes after departure (and the duration of this flight was a short 8:30).
Unfortunately, SAS seems to treat passengers as self loading cargo, and the level of service has deteriorated to an incredibly low level. I would advise any potential business class passengers to consider their options before considering booking a business class trip on SAS.
And actually it seems that most SAS Business Class passengers are airline employees, passengers using points and last minute buy-ups, so I guess the SAS management has decided that service doesn't matter...
SAS has been quite busy promoting their new business class concept promising:
• High comfort with newly upgraded cabins and new improved seats.
• Available Wi-Fi and ability to make calls & use your mobile phone inflight.
• In-seat Personal HD screens with Audio and on-demand entertainment.
• Power ports plus individual USB ports.
• A large selection of food and beverages on the intercontinental flight.
• Complimentary coffee, tea, and water onboard regardless of the time of day.
However they still have old and tired aircraft in their fleet, and I this on SK956 yesterday when they brought in their old A340 LN-RKP, a nearly twenty years old ex LAN Chile aircraft in what must have been its original configuration, meaning a "stone age" business class hard product, instead of one of their originally scheduled and expected refurbished A330. No advance warnings were issued. No apologies over the PA for the reduced level of service. There was even a large poster at the gate, where it said in capital letters: "TREAT YOURSELF TODAY TRY OUT OUR BRAND NEW CABIN IN SAS PLUS OR BUSINESS". What a joke.
LN-RKP has old and worn seats in a 2-2-2 configuration in business class. No wi-fi. The on-demand entertainment system offered 24 very old movies and 24 old TV-shows! This shouldn't count as "entertainment" in 2016. The screens were anything but HD. There were no power ports, but there was an USB port available for charging purposes. The lavatories were worn and dirty - rather disgusting is not an exaggeration.
The soft product was terribly slow and uninspired. The first drink carts were rolled through the cabin 40 minutes after departure. Dinner service took place between departure + 1:20 and + 2:40 and the meal selections were just sad, sad, sad. (Grouper, Pork belly, Venison and Fettucine).
The cabin lights were on until 3 hours and 5 minutes after departure (and the duration of this flight was a short 8:30).
Unfortunately, SAS seems to treat passengers as self loading cargo, and the level of service has deteriorated to an incredibly low level. I would advise any potential business class passengers to consider their options before considering booking a business class trip on SAS.
And actually it seems that most SAS Business Class passengers are airline employees, passengers using points and last minute buy-ups, so I guess the SAS management has decided that service doesn't matter...
Dec 21, 2016, 12:45 am
#147
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(I am not defending their decision to stop using contracted lounges, but saying at most airports is strongly misleading)
Dec 21, 2016, 12:46 am
#148
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LN-RKP got Plus seats. Not the same as the new ones as far as I know, probably the old ones left over from the upgrade. So not as big a downgrade as it used to be.
Dec 21, 2016, 12:49 am
#149
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,935
Have been in biz seat once on this bird. As with the Plus seat not ideal - but manageable.