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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 5:46 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
I'll get some clarification on this point, but my understanding is only 2A is held for pilot rest on the 777, even on the longest segments like IAD-PEK or the upcoming ORD-HKG.
I believe what you will find is that there are a few pmUA 777s without crew bunks. They are not often used on the 12+ hour flights that require four crew members, but when they do, two seats (2A and 2K) must be blocked. Except for take-off and landing when all four are in the cockpit, they rotate two up front, and two on rest.

I was on one such flight PEK-IAD a few months ago. It was a last-minute substitution, and the purser told me they had to downgrade someone who had been previously been upgraded to give them the 2nd crew rest seat.
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