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KQ vs KL, overnight in Y

Old Mar 18, 2016, 3:18 am
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KQ vs KL, overnight in Y

Have a choice between a KQ 787 and a KL 747 for a short overnight NBO-Europe. I have done the KQ choice recently, and it was fine, but haven't flown KL longhaul for at least 15 years.

Anything to recommend one over the other (have ST E+, if that makes any difference)? Timings, cost and destination are not significantly different...

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Old Mar 19, 2016, 8:02 am
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Unless things have changed, KQ is a day flight and KL is a red-eye. I always take the day flight. Also check to see if the KL 747 has flat seats or they still have the old angled seats.

Oops, just noticed you are talking about Y. I don't know about those seats, but the cabin air should be better on the 787 right?
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Old Mar 21, 2016, 5:00 am
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Originally Posted by stimpy
Unless things have changed, KQ is a day flight and KL is a red-eye. I always take the day flight. Also check to see if the KL 747 has flat seats or they still have the old angled seats.

Oops, just noticed you are talking about Y. I don't know about those seats, but the cabin air should be better on the 787 right?
I know, Y, what a shock Actually, I'm trying to get on an overnighter (the LHR flight that day is the daytime one) so looking at KQ to CDG or KL to AMS and then hop back to London. I agree that the cabin air should be better on the 787, but I think that the latest generation of Y seats as fitted to the 787 have gone too thin for comfort...
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Old Apr 8, 2016, 5:46 pm
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Flew the KQ 787 last year in Y and the seating was incredibly tight. Service was mediocre as well. KL will be better seat and easier transit at AMS than CDG, at the expense of older plane.
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