On 777-200ER in J...should I re-route?
#1
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On 777-200ER in J...should I re-route?
Just booked SFO-SIN-AKL in J with the 2nd leg SQ281 on the new 777-200ER, which will have the space beds. Thinking about switching the itinerary to
SFO-SIN, overnight
SIN-BNE on the A330-300
BNE-AKL on NZ 777-200
I have enough time to take an extra day to get out there. It's my honeymoon and the last thing I want is an unhappy newly Mrs. Hoolhorst when we get to New Zealand, lol.
Thoughts?
SFO-SIN, overnight
SIN-BNE on the A330-300
BNE-AKL on NZ 777-200
I have enough time to take an extra day to get out there. It's my honeymoon and the last thing I want is an unhappy newly Mrs. Hoolhorst when we get to New Zealand, lol.
Thoughts?
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I would look at catching SQ285 SIN-AKL. It is a night flight on the 777-300ER arriving into AKL at 10:50.
SQ281 is a day time flight arriving into AKL at 22:25
SQ281 is a day time flight arriving into AKL at 22:25
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Anyone flown this route recently?
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My concern is this article that I just found saying that starting this month they switched to the 777-200ER with space beds, which would be terrible news for me. I'll try to find someone with a trip report in the future before I leave. I hope this isn't truly the case:
http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com...sq281282-route
http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com...sq281282-route
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I dunno, I flew from ATH-SIN earlier this year in the space bed and well after the new regional J and of course the A380/77W/345 product I feared the worst. However I found it comfortable enough, got a good sleep, perhaps the main limitation was reduced IFE choice. It was my first time on the 777-200ER and I had a feeling it's spacebeds were better than I remembered from the 747. Or maybe it was just that I went to Europe on the TG angled lie flat product - quite narrow - and thought the spacebed better.
Anyway the easy way to tell is to do a seat allocation on your booking (or do a dummy booking on the SQ website on your flight/day and go to seat allocation) to see what seat map it brings up. Cross check that with seat maps of 777-200 and 777-200ER and you will be able to tell exactly which aircraft is scheduled for your flight.
Anyway the easy way to tell is to do a seat allocation on your booking (or do a dummy booking on the SQ website on your flight/day and go to seat allocation) to see what seat map it brings up. Cross check that with seat maps of 777-200 and 777-200ER and you will be able to tell exactly which aircraft is scheduled for your flight.
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Apart from the IFE, there really is very little difference between the 772ER space beds and the new regional J seat. I suspect the new Mrs would much rather the
direct SIN-AKL flight than SIN-BNE-AKL, unless she is an airline nerd who wants to see new airports
direct SIN-AKL flight than SIN-BNE-AKL, unless she is an airline nerd who wants to see new airports