Air New Zealand - Premium Economy, is it worth it?
May 27, 2017, 12:03 am
#32
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 184
May 27, 2017, 12:19 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 367
May 27, 2017, 1:09 pm
#35
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: NZ
Programs: NZ*E, Global Entry
Posts: 300
I was on OKM last night and it was a bit of a shambles...it felt like the refit crew lost the crucial last day where they go through and tighten everything up. Stuff rattling loose all over the place. IFE also needed a full reboot. "Teething pains" I guess 
May 27, 2017, 3:45 pm
#36
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ Elite, QF Platinum (LTS), VA Platinum
Posts: 1,672
Can't believe you guys look at the rego's before you fly! I've seen them but I'm like - there's the black plane, there's the hobbit planes, there's the white ones etc.... Actually I've not seen the hobbits for quite a while.
May 27, 2017, 4:45 pm
#37
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,415
Ideally they should have moved the PE Galley and LAV's to halfway along the PE cabin. Which would have split it into two cabins of approximately 27 people.
May 27, 2017, 5:56 pm
#38
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,122
Rather OT but when I last flew in one in Feb the crew seemed excited they were apparently going to get water in the PE galley with the refit. They had none previously.
May 27, 2017, 7:09 pm
#39
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 82
Flew OKM the other night. Second long haul in the zodiac and has just reaffirmed to me the new PE sucks for solo travelers.
For me, I do now find the zodiac seat a bit more comfortable. But the Space seat wins hands down for the sense of privacy and personal space. The loss of that, along with the ability to exit a seat without disturbing or being disturbed (thanks to the new layout) - is disappointing.
Lines for the bathrooms are also terrible.
While PE is still a vastly superior product to economy, the value I place on it is now less than before.
For me, I do now find the zodiac seat a bit more comfortable. But the Space seat wins hands down for the sense of privacy and personal space. The loss of that, along with the ability to exit a seat without disturbing or being disturbed (thanks to the new layout) - is disappointing.
Lines for the bathrooms are also terrible.
While PE is still a vastly superior product to economy, the value I place on it is now less than before.
May 27, 2017, 10:19 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
That wouldn't work. Really need to have a Galley at a door so can unload/load the carts in a timely manner. Plus the door sets up some dead space so on a wide body in the middle is a good place to put a galley in the centre. plus guess regulations say have to walk between L and R door without seats in way.
May 27, 2017, 10:48 pm
#42
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,415
That wouldn't work. Really need to have a Galley at a door so can unload/load the carts in a timely manner. Plus the door sets up some dead space so on a wide body in the middle is a good place to put a galley in the centre. plus guess regulations say have to walk between L and R door without seats in way.
May 28, 2017, 2:03 pm
#43
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: NZ
Programs: NZ*E, Global Entry
Posts: 300
May 28, 2017, 3:03 pm
#45
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: SEA
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 657
As a single man, I've previously expressed my displeasure at all the holiday promotions that advertise "per person double occupancy" - excuse me, but what is it for a single traveler?