Can anyone enlighten me as to what is the business seating like on China Eastern (MU) A340-300 (NOT -600) 2-class config (not 3 class config, as apparently it comes in both 2 and 3 class configs...it seems)?
I can not find any answers to that online anywhere. Of course, flychinaeastern.us is totally down (been down for months; now DL really is not the worst and not even second worst SkyTeam airline web site, given that MU is totally down, CI is pretty bad, and AZ has also been always, at best, on part with delta.com...but I digress), and on the other MU sites also no real info on this at all (with one exception, see below).
Or rather, I find conflicting info. What I find is anywhere from 38"/42" to 60" spacing between seats, and 135*, 140*, 150*, 165* or 169* seat recline. Obviously, most (if not all) of the said info is flat out wrong!
So, which way is it really?
The closest I've found to something authoritative is this:
http://www.chinaeastern.it/en/la-flotta
However, that is for a 3-class A340-300 config (note: what it lists there as Premium Economy most seating sites misclassify as Business, and what it lists there as business most seating sites missclassify as First). I am interested in the 2-class config that flies PVG-HNL.
How I know (think) PVG-HNL is 2 class: while on PVG-FCO they do sell 3 classes (economy, premium economy and business) on PVG-HNL they only sell 2 classes (economy and business, no premium eco, and no first).
So, anyone able to offer any info on the MU A340-300 2-class config (that flies PVG-HNL)? Is the business seat there 60" spacing between seats and 165* recline (lie flat or cradle style?), or is the "business" seat there really just their premium economy with just 135* recline and just 38"/42" between seats?
Note: I had posted this at first in the SkyTeam forum. But, it seems to be very low traffic. There is no China Eastern or even "China-based Airlines" forum (as there is, for example, for "Hawaii-based airlines"), so, I figured that the DL forum is likely the best place to post this, due to more traffic and being related (SkyTeam). Apologies for the cross posting. Just want to post where most likely someone who knows is likely to read and respond.