Seats to Suit on AKLPPT / AKLHNL Nonstop Services- What's next
May 22, 2012, 7:47 am
#46
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May 22, 2012, 12:28 pm
#47
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You are correct there's no gate-to-gate on the 767 in business (but there is in economy), however the 767 IFE is newer and a different vendor (Panasonic vs. Rockwell-Collins) to the 772.
May 22, 2012, 11:03 pm
#48
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However in terms of content, there are significantly less movies on offer on the 767 in comparison with 77Es.
May 23, 2012, 12:03 am
#49
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(And honestly, does this penny pinching really save that much given the requirement to maintain two media catalogues?)
May 23, 2012, 6:07 am
#52
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All this to reduce fuel consumption.
May 23, 2012, 3:06 pm
#53
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On several occasions I had the first three rows of Y to myself on the 772, and the had the pleasure of sharing a 763 business cabin with only four or five others. It's been a highly variable route over the past few years.
For what it's worth, I actually prefer the AKL-NRT day flight in 763 business recliners to the 772. NRT-AKL obviously the 772 BP wins hands down.
May 28, 2012, 10:24 am
#54
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Shanghai has been downgraded and is now showing as being operated by the 767, checking the weekly schedule in March next year every day is operated with a 767 apart from Tues & Friday (PVG-AKL).
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How do Air NZ expect people to book with them when nobody knows what aircraft from one day to the next, the business product on the 767 with it's recliner seats is not acceptable for a flight of this length.
May 28, 2012, 3:22 pm
#55
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NRT has been downgradedto 767 in Nov as well now, I don't know why I continue booking with this airline 
I know Boeing screwed them with the 787 deliveries but they really should have updated the 767 cabin knowing they would be serving long haul routes like this.
I know Boeing screwed them with the 787 deliveries but they really should have updated the 767 cabin knowing they would be serving long haul routes like this.
May 28, 2012, 4:23 pm
#56
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Same way people book with UA, CX, SQ, QF, TG among others that operate varying business products and change aircraft on routes...
May 28, 2012, 4:37 pm
#57
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And EK, they have a wide variety of different configs on the 777 or at least they did, you never knew if you were going to get "deeply reclining" or lie-flat in business on any given flight.
May 28, 2012, 5:08 pm
#58
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TG is notorious for last minute changes, SQ, UA and QF are very good at not changing aircraft type once it's been scheduled on a route unless its for technical reasons, even if a mix of aircraft is used on a route at least the day and aircraft type don't change every single week.