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LIST OF ROUTES/FLIGHTS WITH BEST SEATS - update 21 April, 2017. Flights looked up for week of June 12, 2017
IMPORTANT NOTES :
- This is the list of "BEST"-operated routes for a typical week during the summer season in June 2017.
- Some of the routes listed below may see a non-BEST aircraft operating the flight some day(s) of the week
- Last minute aircraft substitution is always possible
NORTH AMERICA
- BOS (AF334/333) : on days the flight operates with a B772
- IAD (AF026/027)
- IAH (AF636/639)
- JFK (AF032/019) : operating from ORY
- JFK (AF022/023)
- JFK (AF008/009)
- LAX (AF072/073)
- LAX-PPT (AF076/077)
- SFO (AF082/083)
- YUL (AF342/345) : on certain days
- YUL (AF344/345 B787-9)
- YVR (AF374/379)
CENTRAL & LATIN AMERICAS
- EZE/MVD (AF394/393)
- EZE (AF228/229)
- SCL (AF406/407) : on certain days
- GRU (AF456/459)
- GRU (AF454/457)
- PTY (AF474/475)
- CAY (AF852/853)
- CUN (AF650/651)
- HAV (AF820/825)
ASIA
- BOM (AF218/217)
- HKG (AF188/185)
- HND (AF274/293)
- KIX (AF292/291)
- NRT (AF276/275)
- NRT (AF272/271)
- PEK (AF382/381)
- PVG (AF112/117)
- PVG (AF116/111) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- CAN (AF102/107)
- SIN (AF256/257)
- SGN (AF258/257)
AFRICA
- ABJ (AF702/703) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- BKO-ABJ (AF520/521)
- ACC (AF780/781)
- DLA-NSI (AF982)
- BGF-NSI (AF775/775)
- NSI (AF900/901)
- LBV (AF976/977)
- LAD (AF928/929)
MIDDLE EAST
- BEY (AF566/565)
- CAI (AF570/567 B787-9)
- DXB (AF662/643)
CONFIGURATIONS OF THE B777 FLEET
Note : this list is not up-to-date
Boeing 777-200ER 309 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 4/25
Boeing 777-200ER in modification process : 2/25
Boeing 777-200ER 280 seats or 316 seats "quick change" J-W-Y with new cabins : 16/25
Boeing 777-200ER 312 seats (28J) J-W-Y with new cabins : 3/25
Boeing 777-300ER 303 seats P-J-W-Y without new cabins : 0/43
Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 5/43
Boeing 777-300ER in modification process : 0/43
Boeing 777-300ER 296 seats or 322 seats "quick change" P-J-W-Y with new cabins : 20/43
Boeing 777-300ER 468 seats J-W-Y "CIO" without new cabins : 12/43
Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y with old J and new W-Y : 6/43
IMPORTANT NOTES :
- This is the list of "BEST"-operated routes for a typical week during the summer season in June 2017.
- Some of the routes listed below may see a non-BEST aircraft operating the flight some day(s) of the week
- Last minute aircraft substitution is always possible
NORTH AMERICA
- BOS (AF334/333) : on days the flight operates with a B772
- IAD (AF026/027)
- IAH (AF636/639)
- JFK (AF032/019) : operating from ORY
- JFK (AF022/023)
- JFK (AF008/009)
- LAX (AF072/073)
- LAX-PPT (AF076/077)
- SFO (AF082/083)
- YUL (AF342/345) : on certain days
- YUL (AF344/345 B787-9)
- YVR (AF374/379)
CENTRAL & LATIN AMERICAS
- EZE/MVD (AF394/393)
- EZE (AF228/229)
- SCL (AF406/407) : on certain days
- GRU (AF456/459)
- GRU (AF454/457)
- PTY (AF474/475)
- CAY (AF852/853)
- CUN (AF650/651)
- HAV (AF820/825)
ASIA
- BOM (AF218/217)
- HKG (AF188/185)
- HND (AF274/293)
- KIX (AF292/291)
- NRT (AF276/275)
- NRT (AF272/271)
- PEK (AF382/381)
- PVG (AF112/117)
- PVG (AF116/111) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- CAN (AF102/107)
- SIN (AF256/257)
- SGN (AF258/257)
AFRICA
- ABJ (AF702/703) : only on days when the flight is B777-operated (A380 has no BEST cabins at the moment)
- BKO-ABJ (AF520/521)
- ACC (AF780/781)
- DLA-NSI (AF982)
- BGF-NSI (AF775/775)
- NSI (AF900/901)
- LBV (AF976/977)
- LAD (AF928/929)
MIDDLE EAST
- BEY (AF566/565)
- CAI (AF570/567 B787-9)
- DXB (AF662/643)
CONFIGURATIONS OF THE B777 FLEET
Note : this list is not up-to-date
Boeing 777-200ER 309 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 4/25
Code:
F-GSPA – NEV4 F-GSPE – NEV4 F-GSPM – NEV4 F-GSPZ – NEV4
Code:
F-GSPD F-GSPP
Boeing 777-200ER 280 seats or 316 seats "quick change" J-W-Y with new cabins : 16/25
Code:
F-GSPB – BEST F-GSPC – BEST F-GSPF – BEST F-GSPG – BEST F-GSPH – BEST F-GSPI – BEST F-GSPJ - BEST F-GSPK – BEST F-GSPQ – BEST F-GSPR – BEST F-GSPS – BEST F-GSPT – BEST F-GSPU – BEST F-GSPV – BEST F-GSPX – BEST F-GSPY – BEST or
Code:
F-GSPL – BEST F-GSPO – BEST F-GSPN – BEST
Boeing 777-300ER 303 seats P-J-W-Y without new cabins : 0/43
Code:
All Converted to BEST
Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y without new cabins : 5/43
Code:
F-GSQD – NEV4 F-GSQE – NEV4 F-GZNH – NEV4 F-GZNI – NEV4 F-GZNJ - NEV4 F-GZNK – NEV4
Boeing 777-300ER in modification process : 0/43
Boeing 777-300ER 296 seats or 322 seats "quick change" P-J-W-Y with new cabins : 20/43
Code:
F-GSQA – BEST F-GSQB – BEST F-GSQC – BEST F-GSQF – BEST F-GSQG – BEST F-GSQH – BEST F-GSQI – BEST F-GSQJ – BEST F-GSQK – BEST F-GSQL – BEST F-GSQY – BEST F-GSQM – BEST F-GSQU - BEST F-GSQV – BEST F-GSQY – BEST F-GZNA – BEST F-GZNB - BEST F-GZNC – BEST F-GZND - BEST F-GZNE – BEST or
Code:
F-GSQN – NEV4 F-GSQO – NEV4 F-GSQP – NEV4 F-GSQR – NEV4 F-GSQS – NEV4 F-GSQT – NEV4 F-GSQX – NEV4 F-GZNF – NEV4 F-GZNG – NEV4 F-GZNL – NEV4 F-GZNN – NEV4 F-GZNO – NEV4
Boeing 777-300ER 381 seats J-W-Y with old J and new W-Y : 6/43
Code:
F-GZNP – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in April 2015) F-GZNQ – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in May 2015) F-GZNR – NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in November 2015) F-GZNS - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in March 2016) F-GZNT - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in March 2016) F-GZNU - NEV4 (delivered new from Boeing in April 2016)
777 New Cabins - Deployment Schedule
#977
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
Seems like CPT is going to be another destination with BEST seats, I'm not 100% sure when, but looking at flights for late October shows a 1-2-1 configuration (vs. the 330 flying today)
#978
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,166
I had a very pleasant surprise a few days ago where my AF flight had the BEST seats while at time of booking they were showing the NEV4 seats.
Very nice seats I have to say - I got very good sleep on my TATL flight.
However, AF's service was not the best and I felt they have a lot of room to improve.
Very nice seats I have to say - I got very good sleep on my TATL flight.
However, AF's service was not the best and I felt they have a lot of room to improve.
#979
#980
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 49
Apologies, but I'm still confused - do the JFK flights (AF9, 19, 23) consistently have the new J 1/2/1 hard product? Multiple posts seem to indicate so, but SeatGuru says these are only angled lie-flats. Thanks.
#981
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub
Posts: 7,836
Forget SeatGuru for relevant information about which cabin flies where. If you have access, check seat maps in Expertflyer or make a dummy booking on AF.com.
#982
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
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how many times do you need to ask the same question in the same forum ?
#983
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area
Programs: DL SM, UA MP.
Posts: 12,729
Well if AF had more consistent J class product across the fleet, people wouldn't have to ask.
#984
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LUX
Programs: LH Sen***, Flying Blue Platinum, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 33
#985
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
According to EF, they seem to be getting back to fly with BEST on a 772 in October, and for now only running with the 332.
Code:
Flight Timetables Search: Search CDG to CPT on 10/22/17 up to 7 days Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Duration Frequency Effective Ending AF 864 0 CDG 9:40 AM CPT 9:20 PM 332 11 hrs 40 mins W,F,Su 04/20/17 10/27/17 AF 864 0 CDG 10:10 AM CPT 10:30 PM 772 11 hrs 20 mins T,W,F,Sa,Su 10/29/17 12/31/17
#986
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: AA PP, OZ *G, Hyatt Expl, Marriott Gold, Lots of Ex-statuses
Posts: 318
Hello,
I'm a bit confused by the first post. I'm flying on AF 26 (CDG->IAD) in La Premiere, and I see the plane is a 772. Does that have the newest F cabins? From the wikipost it seems like none of them should have an F cabin, so I'm not sure what to expect.
How does the 772 F compare to the 77W F? I tried searching but the search removes "772" from my query because it's too short, so it's hard to find the answer.
Thanks.
I'm a bit confused by the first post. I'm flying on AF 26 (CDG->IAD) in La Premiere, and I see the plane is a 772. Does that have the newest F cabins? From the wikipost it seems like none of them should have an F cabin, so I'm not sure what to expect.
How does the 772 F compare to the 77W F? I tried searching but the search removes "772" from my query because it's too short, so it's hard to find the answer.
Thanks.
#987
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Location: Paris, France
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Hello,
I'm a bit confused by the first post. I'm flying on AF 26 (CDG->IAD) in La Premiere, and I see the plane is a 772. Does that have the newest F cabins? From the wikipost it seems like none of them should have an F cabin, so I'm not sure what to expect.
How does the 772 F compare to the 77W F? I tried searching but the search removes "772" from my query because it's too short, so it's hard to find the answer.
Thanks.
I'm a bit confused by the first post. I'm flying on AF 26 (CDG->IAD) in La Premiere, and I see the plane is a 772. Does that have the newest F cabins? From the wikipost it seems like none of them should have an F cabin, so I'm not sure what to expect.
How does the 772 F compare to the 77W F? I tried searching but the search removes "772" from my query because it's too short, so it's hard to find the answer.
Thanks.
The 77W (with P) was present recently, flying as AF054/055 (I flew it earlier this week) and might be still around. But with a double daily rotation, the A388 (with P) is flying as AF054/055 and the other rotation (AF026/027) is with a B772 so without P !
So check your booking, because it's not possible that you fly P in the 772.
#988
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SFO
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Posts: 318
There is a problem somewhere. I can confirm to you that the 772 doesn't have P anymore.
The 77W (with P) was present recently, flying as AF054/055 (I flew it earlier this week) and might be still around. But with a double daily rotation, the A388 (with P) is flying as AF054/055 and the other rotation (AF026/027) is with a B772 so without P !
So check your booking, because it's not possible that you fly P in the 772.
The 77W (with P) was present recently, flying as AF054/055 (I flew it earlier this week) and might be still around. But with a double daily rotation, the A388 (with P) is flying as AF054/055 and the other rotation (AF026/027) is with a B772 so without P !
So check your booking, because it's not possible that you fly P in the 772.
Thanks for clarifying. I looked up the reservation and I see that it is on a 77W!! Quite excited by that!
My confusion was because I looked up AF 26 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR26) and saw it's a 772 3-cabin listed as (First / Business / Economy). But if you look up the seat maps, it looks like they mean J-W-Y.
CDG->IAD is AF 54 until June 1st, after that AF starts operating two flights on several days, one is on the A380 and the other is the 77W.
Thanks for your help. It's my first time flying P and 2nd time ever on AF so I'm pretty excited.
#989
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Thanks for clarifying. I looked up the reservation and I see that it is on a 77W!! Quite excited by that!
My confusion was because I looked up AF 26 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR26) and saw it's a 772 3-cabin listed as (First / Business / Economy). But if you look up the seat maps, it looks like they mean J-W-Y.
CDG->IAD is AF 54 until June 1st, after that AF starts operating two flights on several days, one is on the A380 and the other is the 77W.
Thanks for your help. It's my first time flying P and 2nd time ever on AF so I'm pretty excited.
My confusion was because I looked up AF 26 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR26) and saw it's a 772 3-cabin listed as (First / Business / Economy). But if you look up the seat maps, it looks like they mean J-W-Y.
CDG->IAD is AF 54 until June 1st, after that AF starts operating two flights on several days, one is on the A380 and the other is the 77W.
Thanks for your help. It's my first time flying P and 2nd time ever on AF so I'm pretty excited.
#990
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
I prefer the later evening departure of AF76 CDG-LAX 772. ExpertFlyer seat map shows 12 rows of J in 1-2-1 config.
Would I be crazy to chose this later flight over the mid-day AF72 CDG-LAX 77W, which I assume is a sure-thing best J seat?
Would I be crazy to chose this later flight over the mid-day AF72 CDG-LAX 77W, which I assume is a sure-thing best J seat?