B777-200ER to have Premium Economy class and Business class UPGRADE
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B777-200ER to have Premium Economy class and Business class UPGRADE
Reading from Thai's annual Report 2016 Page 21 >> http://thai.listedcompany.com/misc/a...-ar2016-en.pdf
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1.1 Passenger Seats
The Company is undertaking a retrofit program of
passenger seats on three Airbus A330-300 aircraft
and six Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to be modernized
and more convenient with the Business-class seats
that can be 180-degree reclined and the premium
Economy-class seats on Boeing 777-200ER as a choice
for the passenger, all of which are expected to be
completed by 2019
The Company is undertaking a retrofit program of
passenger seats on three Airbus A330-300 aircraft
and six Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to be modernized
and more convenient with the Business-class seats
that can be 180-degree reclined and the premium
Economy-class seats on Boeing 777-200ER as a choice
for the passenger, all of which are expected to be
completed by 2019
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can't wait for the new seats, are they going to be the same as 77W and 380 or new design?
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I suppose these six 777-200ER birds will deployed to/from CPH/ARN/DME which I believe are the only (current) destinations with PE. No surprise that the 77W without PE will be deployed elsewhere rather than assigning the rear C cabin to PE pax.
I suppose the C seats will be the same/similar to the C seats on 77W and A380. For the PE seats I have no idea...
I suppose the C seats will be the same/similar to the C seats on 77W and A380. For the PE seats I have no idea...
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Well, it becomes interesting on what they do with the 777-200ER to AKL and MEL then.
Either a cheaper PE fare in that J seat, or a refurb into a lie-flat.
Remember, for BKK-DME, they are simply selling the older J seat as PE. At least for now.
Either a cheaper PE fare in that J seat, or a refurb into a lie-flat.
Remember, for BKK-DME, they are simply selling the older J seat as PE. At least for now.
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Unless TG is to introduce PE fares to AKL or MEL, I doubt you will see these birds once refurbished at these destinations. My guess is the 77Ws that become available from the CPH/ARN runs (and maybe OSL if PE is introduced; should be possible with 6 aircrafts)
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At some point Mel will be A350 (aren't they scheduled once more for later this year?) and AKL will either be 350 or 77W.
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I changed to BKK-OSL where PE is not sold and problem solved, with GUP Y to J no issue.