ZK-NZL schedule?
Oct 13, 2017, 3:50 pm
#1
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Location: CHC
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ZK-NZL schedule?
Hi guys, are any of you privy to NZL's schedule over the next week or two? I'm aware that it is doing a couple of SYD returns tomorrow however we are flying out to LAX on NZ6 on 22nd Oct. I noticed seat select is no longer available for that sector of our booking and it has me wondering if there has been a planned aircraft substitution (normally 777W). Have not flown the 787 yet.
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers
Oct 13, 2017, 4:29 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,118
A 789 would not be used as a one off swap for a 77W due to crew issues.
There is still one non refit 77W in service - your flight has no doubt seen swapped from this.
There is still one non refit 77W in service - your flight has no doubt seen swapped from this.
Oct 13, 2017, 5:04 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,415
Oct 13, 2017, 10:00 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: NZ*E
Posts: 810
occasionally NZ 5/6 is served by 772 so if there is a chance for a test run and minimise downgrading J/PE pax (PE is minus 7 but J is plus 1), they can consider a swap. It would give more Premium seats so Op-Ups is way better than the other direction - a problem might be for Y that it B789 V2 holds a lot less then B772 (minus 31) - it makes a swap quite impossible unless loading on PE and Y are relatively poor. I have not put in Sky Coach but bookings has been quite week? Have they ever load it with 3 pax in the original seats or this is what they do if Y is over booked?
B789 V2
J 27
PE 33
Y 215
B772
J 26
PE 40
Y 246
B77W (refurbished, for completeness)
J 44
PE 54
Y 244
B789 V2
J 27
PE 33
Y 215
B772
J 26
PE 40
Y 246
B77W (refurbished, for completeness)
J 44
PE 54
Y 244
Oct 13, 2017, 10:45 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: Air NZ Koru, Air NZ ELT *G, IHG Spire Ambassador, Emirates, Flying Blue, QANTAS Club
Posts: 424
15/10 NZ101
15/10 NZ102
15/10 NZ105
15/10 NZ108
16/10 NZ101, 105, 108
Ex Flight Radar24 . . . . .
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
AIRLINE
Air New Zealand
OPERATOR
Air New Zealand
TYPE CODE
B789
Code
NZ / ANZ
Code
NZ / ANZ
MODE S
C82439
SERIAL NUMBER (MSN)
43218
AGE (Sep 2017)
Brand new
15/10 NZ102
15/10 NZ105
15/10 NZ108
16/10 NZ101, 105, 108
Ex Flight Radar24 . . . . .
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
AIRLINE
Air New Zealand
OPERATOR
Air New Zealand
TYPE CODE
B789
Code
NZ / ANZ
Code
NZ / ANZ
MODE S
C82439
SERIAL NUMBER (MSN)
43218
AGE (Sep 2017)
Brand new
Oct 13, 2017, 11:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,118
You then need to pax the crew that took the plane over. That's a lot of effort when there is no benefit.