Will the 772 ER's get the new J seats?
Sep 29, 2014, 5:26 am
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Will the 772 ER's get the new J seats?
Flying IST-SIN next March, would love to test the new seats that are currently being added to the 773 ER fleet, I am assuming the A380's will not be getting these?
Sep 29, 2014, 7:41 am
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It seems unlikely. They've only announced plans to install the new seats on the rest of their 77W's.
The 772's will probably wait at least until the 77W's are completed at the end of 2016 before any work is done on them. However, given that they've much more recently been refitted with the long-haul/regional J products, it seems more likely that the A380's will get something new before the 772's do.
In sum, there's probably a very long wait until you see something new on the 772's. (Except perhaps the ones with the ancient recliner J seats.)
The 772's will probably wait at least until the 77W's are completed at the end of 2016 before any work is done on them. However, given that they've much more recently been refitted with the long-haul/regional J products, it seems more likely that the A380's will get something new before the 772's do.
In sum, there's probably a very long wait until you see something new on the 772's. (Except perhaps the ones with the ancient recliner J seats.)
Sep 29, 2014, 8:24 pm
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Most of the 772ER have gone through retrofit just recently and not all have been refitted yet. If you look at the usual cycle, they would go for the next refurbishment in about 7 to 8 years, i would say that these aircraft would be phased out by then.
And, yes SQ announced that the A380 fleet will be retrofitted.
And, yes SQ announced that the A380 fleet will be retrofitted.
Sep 29, 2014, 9:41 pm
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As chisquared and SQ325 mentioned, several (not sure if all) of the 772ERs were outfitted with the fully flat business seat just a while ago when they replaced the angled flat "Raffles Class" seats (purple seat covers). It would be an utter waste to now rip out those ones and replace them with the latest version of that fully flat seat that is in the new 773ERs (WN version). Not going to happen and I agree that most likely these birds will be retried from SQ fleet before getting refitted again.
Honestly, as long as it is the fully flat seat I think it is fine and the improvement with the latest seat is more evolutionary. Not really hardship. YMMV.
Honestly, as long as it is the fully flat seat I think it is fine and the improvement with the latest seat is more evolutionary. Not really hardship. YMMV.
Last edited by demue; Oct 1, 2014 at 12:14 am
Sep 30, 2014, 5:33 am
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Enjoy! I've yet to experience the new J, but from what I've read, it's not that much better than the old long-haul J. As long as you're on a flight with that, you should have a great time. 
Oct 1, 2014, 12:15 am
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Oct 1, 2014, 6:08 am
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Couldn ' t really get comfortable in sleeping position
Had so much hope ..
Oct 1, 2014, 6:21 am
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What is the current seat like on the IST route (and are we looking at a 1-2-1 or 2-2-2 layout?) and how does it compare to the J seat on the 77W (the one before the most recent upgrade)?
Oct 1, 2014, 6:43 am
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According to the seat map it is 1-2-1 and similar to the seat currently equipped on the A380's but not all 772's have this config, only the ones they send to Europe I believe.
Oct 1, 2014, 8:18 am
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Just did SIN-IST last week in J. It was 2-2-2 with the purple Spacebeds. Had a pair of seats to myself, and slept for a good 8 out of 11 hours. So not complaining. Apparently its a mix of the new J and old J on the IST route.
Oct 1, 2014, 8:38 am
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Honestly I agree. Flew the space beds once, cant complain either. Slept well. Even that i prefer the full flat.
