Arrival of Air New Zealand's first Boeing 777-300 ER
Dec 27, 2010, 2:25 pm
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That's right, less choices (esp. for those restricted by companies' all Y travel policies) ...
Dec 28, 2010, 1:28 pm
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Dec 28, 2010, 3:02 pm
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First MEL flight
Yes 10th Jan is the first AKL-MEL flight, NZ123 @ 8am. If you look carefully, its actually cheaper to book on Business Premier than economy on that day!!!
Last edited by ahmedNZ; Dec 28, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Dec 28, 2010, 3:14 pm
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Last edited by Freeth; Dec 28, 2010 at 3:14 pm Reason: typo
Dec 29, 2010, 7:12 am
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EK started the ball rolling ages ago. Its B777s have only ever had 10-across seating in Y. Over the years, some others have joined in. Besides AF/KL (10 across now fitted to their newer B777s with older models being retrofitted) you will find that EY is busy fitting this layout on its B777s.
Dec 29, 2010, 8:29 am
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Dec 29, 2010, 10:43 am
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EK started the ball rolling ages ago. Its B777s have only ever had 10-across seating in Y. Over the years, some others have joined in. Besides AF/KL (10 across now fitted to their newer B777s with older models being retrofitted) you will find that EY is busy fitting this layout on its B777s.
Dec 29, 2010, 2:16 pm
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Both SQ and BA maintain 9 abreast in Y on their latest 777s. NZ had a chance to sell more room in economy than almost all of its competitors, and it has decided that the loss of some passengers due to the configuration is more than made up by the majority of Y passengers not having a clue about it.
Dec 29, 2010, 4:40 pm
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Both SQ and BA maintain 9 abreast in Y on their latest 777s. NZ had a chance to sell more room in economy than almost all of its competitors, and it has decided that the loss of some passengers due to the configuration is more than made up by the majority of Y passengers not having a clue about it.
Dec 29, 2010, 9:58 pm
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Dec 30, 2010, 7:54 am
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Both SQ and BA maintain 9 abreast in Y on their latest 777s. NZ had a chance to sell more room in economy than almost all of its competitors, and it has decided that the loss of some passengers due to the configuration is more than made up by the majority of Y passengers not having a clue about it.
Dec 31, 2010, 4:33 pm
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Brilliant!!! Hope your flight is very successful and hope your flight is doing very well. I can't wait to hear all about it.