Paris-Seoul, 2-3-2 Seating in Business ?
Oct 10, 2021, 3:03 am
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Oct 10, 2021, 6:38 am
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Oct 10, 2021, 8:29 pm
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Oct 11, 2021, 1:22 pm
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OK to be proven wrong on this one as you may be more regular than me on this route, but this is not my experience in non-Covid time (never had the NEV4 seat since BEST introduction). 16J is not a regular config for the B772 fleet. 16J is only during the "Quick Change" periods (French school holiday periods with less business travels during which they were removing some rows of J to add more Y seats).
Oct 11, 2021, 7:11 pm
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Correcting myself: it is still 14 seats, so same 77W but retrofitted with new seats.
Oct 11, 2021, 8:58 pm
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OK to be proven wrong on this one as you may be more regular than me on this route, but this is not my experience in non-Covid time (never had the NEV4 seat since BEST introduction). 16J is not a regular config for the B772 fleet. 16J is only during the "Quick Change" periods (French school holiday periods with less business travels during which they were removing some rows of J to add more Y seats).
During the summer the route is jam packed and extra lift is required which explains the 77W on AF's side. More recently they've had 3x weekly extra flights during the summer season which were indeed with BEST equipped 777-200 (the 40J varient I believe?) so technically you are correct.
Other than that the loisirs 777-300 have always been a mainstay on this route to my dismay. Needless to say, I was rather glad that my travel shifted more towards TYO before covid. The japanese always get the good stuff
On a side note, during the summer KE used to have an 8th weekly flight with a 77W which became a 747-8 in 2019, quite a treat I must say, especially in J.
Oct 12, 2021, 12:11 am
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I had the same frustration for many years in going to Santiago. Chile always got the old equipment while Buenos Aires always got the good stuff!
Oct 12, 2021, 12:53 pm
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Oct 12, 2021, 1:45 pm
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GIG is a leisure destination, GRU business.
DL has tended to put old aircraft 767-300) on the EZE route, although it switched to an A330 a couple years before COVID-19.
When I saw the thread tittle, my first thought was a KE operated codeshare since KE has lots of aircraft with 2-3-2 business class configurations. (Their A380s are 2-2-2 and do have a bar area.)
DL has tended to put old aircraft 767-300) on the EZE route, although it switched to an A330 a couple years before COVID-19.
When I saw the thread tittle, my first thought was a KE operated codeshare since KE has lots of aircraft with 2-3-2 business class configurations. (Their A380s are 2-2-2 and do have a bar area.)