Questions About United's 767 Service (FRA-IAH) in Business Class
Jun 30, 2012, 11:19 am
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Questions About United's 767 Service (FRA-IAH) in Business Class
Going to Fly FRA-IAH in september, I have never been on a 767, are they pretty nice? I will be in business class, and I usually fly this leg on Lufthansa which is on a 747.
thanks,
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Jun 30, 2012, 12:08 pm
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Depends on whether or not you get one of the converted 767's. As of right now, 75% of the pmCO 764's have been converted to the new BusinessFirst which have nice full lie-flat seats. If you get one of the few birds not converted than you're looking at an incredibly outdated recliner.
Jul 1, 2012, 1:48 am
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Depends on whether or not you get one of the converted 767's. As of right now, 75% of the pmCO 764's have been converted to the new BusinessFirst which have nice full lie-flat seats. If you get one of the few birds not converted than you're looking at an incredibly outdated recliner.
Jul 1, 2012, 2:50 am
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Jul 1, 2012, 3:16 am
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This is a little outdated because I flew this around 10 months ago but I included pictures of the service to give you an idea. It's a trip report I did and if you get the new 767 seats, they are the same as in this report.
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/197341/
The first few pics won't interest you!
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/197341/
The first few pics won't interest you!
Jul 1, 2012, 4:35 am
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If your fare class allows (D/C/J) and you have GPU available, you could consider requesting a paper one printed for upgrade on LH from MP, and then have a chance to apply it on departure day for a ride in LH F, which would be the worth the risk of getting the LH C seat if the upgrade does not clear.
If booked in P/Z, then it is a hard call. I would rate LH C over the old seat you might get with probability ~25% (btw, it would be called BusinessFirst in any case...) but the lie flat seat on UA wins by far.
If booked in P/Z, then it is a hard call. I would rate LH C over the old seat you might get with probability ~25% (btw, it would be called BusinessFirst in any case...) but the lie flat seat on UA wins by far.
Jul 1, 2012, 5:37 am
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This is a little outdated because I flew this around 10 months ago but I included pictures of the service to give you an idea. It's a trip report I did and if you get the new 767 seats, they are the same as in this report.
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/197341/
The first few pics won't interest you!
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/197341/
The first few pics won't interest you!
If your fare class allows (D/C/J) and you have GPU available, you could consider requesting a paper one printed for upgrade on LH from MP, and then have a chance to apply it on departure day for a ride in LH F, which would be the worth the risk of getting the LH C seat if the upgrade does not clear.
If booked in P/Z, then it is a hard call. I would rate LH C over the old seat you might get with probability ~25% (btw, it would be called BusinessFirst in any case...) but the lie flat seat on UA wins by far.
If booked in P/Z, then it is a hard call. I would rate LH C over the old seat you might get with probability ~25% (btw, it would be called BusinessFirst in any case...) but the lie flat seat on UA wins by far.
Pretty new to this board so some of the acronyms still get me, what is "MP"? I am booked in C it appears when looking on the United Website, but I think it comes through as Z on LH.. My actual itinerary is IAH-FRA-SSG and back. The ticket is booked through my company's travel agency. I do have GPU's available, but the desk clerks in SSG probably have no clue what those are or how to use them if I wanted to use it on my way back home.
I have never requested a paper GPU also, and was reading another thread about issues getting these since the merger, and helpful hints?
Thanks,
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Jul 1, 2012, 5:49 am
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Jul 1, 2012, 5:53 am
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Thanks for the link, really nice photos. I was reading some of the comments though with people saying they couldnt get free wifi in the lounge at FRA. I fly threw there every other month for the last 13 and I never have a problem connecting to the free wifi through t-mobile when I am there. You just have to bring up a webpage and click you agree to terms etc and that is all.