Originally Posted by
SuperFlyBoy
however, note that I was told that 4 F seats on the A332 was being considered also-but a refit might take too long, given they are short of aircraft.
(They don't need more seats than this-if they want to let the F cabin go empty and not allow redemptions!!
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I was told this a while ago as well by some ground supervisors and CC. The original plan was 332's for regional / medium haul (eg HK, SIN, DXB etc) and 77W's longhaul - which is why the 332's don't have crew rest areas.
However, someone high up at BOM HQ confirmed to me this was just a rumor and not true - the 330 is not wide enough to fit a 1-2-1 config of the suite, only a 1-1-1 (hence possible combo's in multiples of 3). One of the reasons the 77W doesn't do well is the weight of the 8 suites increases operating costs to fly the entire plane.
Don't think we gonna see first on 330's any time soon unless the come up with a different version of it.