Leased Eva 773 Hard product premium economy
Jan 9, 2019, 6:23 pm
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Leased Eva 773 Hard product premium economy
Has anyone any experience of flying the Eva leased 773 and care to comment on the premium economy seat? I'm thinking of booking AKL/LAX and there is a reduction offered for this aircraft on NZ6. I've flown in economy on it and thought it was ok bar the IFE which was below Air NZ standard.
Jan 9, 2019, 6:57 pm
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Has anyone any experience of flying the Eva leased 773 and care to comment on the premium economy seat? I'm thinking of booking AKL/LAX and there is a reduction offered for this aircraft on NZ6. I've flown in economy on it and thought it was ok bar the IFE which was below Air NZ standard.
Jan 13, 2019, 7:29 pm
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Jan 13, 2019, 9:23 pm
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Jan 13, 2019, 9:30 pm
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Jan 21, 2019, 7:27 pm
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Flew PE on the leased EVA 777 today, it's quite close to the NZ metal experience. PE on NZ6 maybe half full.
Same seat as NZ but covered in fabric rather than leather. Slightly less pitch and possibly a slightly narrower seat. Good lower back support - I'd say the seat was just as comfy as NZ when sitting up. Maybe slightly less comfy when sleeping (although there was plenty of recline). I probably prefer the leather but no complaints for this seat. I did feel like the person in front of me was closer when reclined on the the EVA craft than on NZ.
IFE screen is same size or larger than NZ metal, and used (possibly somewhat reduced) NZ IFE system - still plenty of shows and movies loaded up. But you couldn't log in to the system and there were fewer info options.
Food / wine same as NZ metal.
Overall it's absolutely fine, and plenty of chances to upgrade because of the large PE cabin. If its a few hundred cheaper than NZ metal, go for it - at the same price, I'd prefer NZ metal in PE. Business definitely looked nicer than NZ however, no feet in the aisle!
Same seat as NZ but covered in fabric rather than leather. Slightly less pitch and possibly a slightly narrower seat. Good lower back support - I'd say the seat was just as comfy as NZ when sitting up. Maybe slightly less comfy when sleeping (although there was plenty of recline). I probably prefer the leather but no complaints for this seat. I did feel like the person in front of me was closer when reclined on the the EVA craft than on NZ.
IFE screen is same size or larger than NZ metal, and used (possibly somewhat reduced) NZ IFE system - still plenty of shows and movies loaded up. But you couldn't log in to the system and there were fewer info options.
Food / wine same as NZ metal.
Overall it's absolutely fine, and plenty of chances to upgrade because of the large PE cabin. If its a few hundred cheaper than NZ metal, go for it - at the same price, I'd prefer NZ metal in PE. Business definitely looked nicer than NZ however, no feet in the aisle!
Jan 22, 2019, 9:10 pm
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Flew PE on the leased EVA 777 today, it's quite close to the NZ metal experience. PE on NZ6 maybe half full.
Same seat as NZ but covered in fabric rather than leather. Slightly less pitch and possibly a slightly narrower seat. Good lower back support - I'd say the seat was just as comfy as NZ when sitting up. Maybe slightly less comfy when sleeping (although there was plenty of recline). I probably prefer the leather but no complaints for this seat. I did feel like the person in front of me was closer when reclined on the the EVA craft than on NZ.
IFE screen is same size or larger than NZ metal, and used (possibly somewhat reduced) NZ IFE system - still plenty of shows and movies loaded up. But you couldn't log in to the system and there were fewer info options.
Food / wine same as NZ metal.
Overall it's absolutely fine, and plenty of chances to upgrade because of the large PE cabin. If its a few hundred cheaper than NZ metal, go for it - at the same price, I'd prefer NZ metal in PE. Business definitely looked nicer than NZ however, no feet in the aisle!
Same seat as NZ but covered in fabric rather than leather. Slightly less pitch and possibly a slightly narrower seat. Good lower back support - I'd say the seat was just as comfy as NZ when sitting up. Maybe slightly less comfy when sleeping (although there was plenty of recline). I probably prefer the leather but no complaints for this seat. I did feel like the person in front of me was closer when reclined on the the EVA craft than on NZ.
IFE screen is same size or larger than NZ metal, and used (possibly somewhat reduced) NZ IFE system - still plenty of shows and movies loaded up. But you couldn't log in to the system and there were fewer info options.
Food / wine same as NZ metal.
Overall it's absolutely fine, and plenty of chances to upgrade because of the large PE cabin. If its a few hundred cheaper than NZ metal, go for it - at the same price, I'd prefer NZ metal in PE. Business definitely looked nicer than NZ however, no feet in the aisle!
Jan 24, 2019, 3:02 pm
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Eva uses different satellite tech from what AirNZ uses so AIrNZ won't have a contract in place.
Also guess the Wi-Fi kit will be a different manufacturer so they won't be able to tie into it.
And quite possibly the parts aren't signed off by CAA
Also guess the Wi-Fi kit will be a different manufacturer so they won't be able to tie into it.
And quite possibly the parts aren't signed off by CAA