Originally Posted by
armagebedar
Because the IOJ configured 77W won't start flying until October 28...?
Edit: misread the original page. How old is this link? I'd be very surprised if they actually go through with this while postponing previously announced ORD and JFK conversions, especially during this period of uncertainty with the 787. Also, there has been no announcement on the Japanese site about this.
NRT-IAD will be 77W on alternate days from end of March according to the seat maps for April. In the past dates further into the future have taken a while for ANA to update.
It would be odd for ANA to take one 77W off another route so the alternate day schedule probably means an extra 777 is getting IOJ interior. Maybe this is due to a D check being due on the next older 777-300ER and is getting a refit at the same time. This would explain why NRT-SEA is being cancelled although ANA were previously able to cover this as they would be one 777 down during the heavy maintenance.