Originally Posted by
flyingrohit
What just happened? My air India SFO-BOM in october just got downgraded from ex-DL 77L to a 77W with that 2-3-2 ancient business class?? I thought they said the US routes would not get these planes? What a serious downgrade for a 20 hour journey.
Is there any chance that this is just temporary and that eventually will get an Etihad aircraft or is there some other reason for us getting this plane?
I thought the AI 77Ws couldn’t even fly this route due to weight restrictions with the seating config which is why the DL 77Ls were used in the first place for BOM/BLR. I get that there’s the CCU stop now but still. Where are the 77Ls on this route going to? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: Seems like BLR was also swapped with an old AI 77W. Are they taking the DL 77Ls out somewhere?
I'm also looking for this info. They are actually selling F on the SFO-BOM and BLR flights in Sept/Oct which I'm thinking of booking using miles. But just apprehensive that they might switch back to a plane without F causing unnecessary overhead for me.