Originally Posted by
extramileage
I think ULH + No A380 on the route = higher likelihood of getting 77W with new J (e.g. BOS, EWR, DFW, consistently do although I can't figure why SEA still doesn't)
Well, there are only 21 77W frames with new J, including the 9 with the new F suites. And for ULH you need at least two frames. So that sort of limits the number of new J destinations.
For those interested: one can look at the 'route tracker on
The EK Source ? Emirates News and Information to see the frames which have been used on any route (the default is the last 4 weeks). A6-EPV onwards have new J, A6-EQH onwards have new F (and new J). Although this is no guarantee, one gets a feel for what frames are used. For my 'home base', CPT, you will see that the pilots are usually called Wilbur and Orville, we almost always get EB or EC frames