May 12, 2014, 10:52 pm
Last edit by: hillrider
As of 9 May 2014, The last Airbus A330-200 has recently being fitted with airberlin’s all-new Business Class. This means that airberlin is now the only German airline with complete horizontal FullFlat seats on every Business Class long-haul flight. Thanks to the mainly single-seat arrangement guests can enjoy even more privacy and access to the aisle from any seat. Gourmet menus and premium wines from Sansibar round off a premium travel experience. Source
New new J coming to airberlin
Jun 22, 2012, 12:32 am
#46
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Given that AB has 12 332s (according to www.airfleets.net), it looks like the overall chance of getting an old recliner seat/no AVOD plane is 17%.
That's too high for me for an 11-hour flight, will wait until the last aircraft has been converted before booking AB.
That's too high for me for an 11-hour flight, will wait until the last aircraft has been converted before booking AB.
Rasheed
Aug 20, 2012, 9:36 pm
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) but we will be using this service in future months. Probably will be new seats by then..
(complete with a lazy, disinterested crew) Last night was a world of difference. A superb crew in Business & very very nice service. The food was pretty good too.
Interestiing that the Purser said that the first full-flat (180 degree) aircraft will be fitted out in September ^
Last edited by NoY; Aug 20, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Aug 26, 2012, 8:41 pm
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OK, I can answer my own question. Last week AUH-HKT was a very tired A332 with the leather recliners but inbound (HKT-AUH) yeterday was the angled lie-flat. I did not fly the outbound but Mrs NoY says (complete with a lazy, disinterested crew)
Last night was a world of difference. A superb crew in Business & very very nice service. The food was pretty good too.
Interestiing that the Purser said that the first full-flat (180 degree) aircraft will be fitted out in September ^
(complete with a lazy, disinterested crew) Last night was a world of difference. A superb crew in Business & very very nice service. The food was pretty good too.
Interestiing that the Purser said that the first full-flat (180 degree) aircraft will be fitted out in September ^
1HK & 2HK
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Aug 27, 2012, 5:42 am
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[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2 - Amadeus Seat Map: 19 Oct 2012/AB 7424/AUH-HKT/332/C-Business]
But it is only on the AUH-HKT-AUH flights, not on any of the Germany-AUH-Germany flights.
Most likely some kind of mistake in the seatmap.
Code:
A C | D G | H K 1 + - 2 + + + - 3 + + 4 + +
Most likely some kind of mistake in the seatmap.
Sep 15, 2012, 8:20 pm
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If this information is correct, this is great news, because it means you at least get the angled flat seats.^
Sep 15, 2012, 8:32 pm
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Flew DUS to JFK yesterday. Aircraft had angled flat seats in J, the former LX seats. Purser said he hasn't see any 332 with the old cradle seats for a while, in fact he thinks they are all coverted by now, but wasn't sure. But he was sure that the first aircraft does receive the lie flat EY seats this month.
If this information is correct, this is great news, because it means you at least get the angled flat seats.^
If this information is correct, this is great news, because it means you at least get the angled flat seats.^
Sep 20, 2012, 11:51 pm
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Flew DUS to JFK yesterday. Aircraft had angled flat seats in J, the former LX seats. Purser said he hasn't see any 332 with the old cradle seats for a while, in fact he thinks they are all coverted by now, but wasn't sure. But he was sure that the first aircraft does receive the lie flat EY seats this month.
If this information is correct, this is great news, because it means you at least get the angled flat seats.^
If this information is correct, this is great news, because it means you at least get the angled flat seats.^
1) If any of the AB aircraft have converted EY J seats.
2) What routes they are being used/will be used on.
Sep 21, 2012, 1:15 am
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Only 2 feeders to AUH op AB: TXL and DUS
They tend to use the only old C Cabin left on the fleet D-ALPH on one of them.
8 and 2 weeks ago I experienced new refitted C cabin only. (D-ALPH is out of routing since abt 4 weeks)
The new new EY config was planned to be installed this month. Probably will take another month.
They tend to use the only old C Cabin left on the fleet D-ALPH on one of them.
8 and 2 weeks ago I experienced new refitted C cabin only. (D-ALPH is out of routing since abt 4 weeks)
The new new EY config was planned to be installed this month. Probably will take another month.
Sep 28, 2012, 5:51 pm
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I am seeing the followng J-cabin seatmap for flight 7393 SFO-DUS, a 332, on 26 June. What kind of seats (recliner, sloped lie-flat, or EK horizontal lie-flat) are these? It does not match the seatmap on www.airberlin.com or seatguru.
"I" is not a code in the legend (or one known to me).
Are AB GDS seat maps reliable or if I book I run the risk of finding myself in a recliner seat?
Code:
4G*AB7393J26JUNSFODUS«
AUTH-299 332
0 - SFO 1 - DUS
NO SMOKING-SFODUS
A C D G H K
1 I * * * * I 1
2 I * * * * I 2
3 I * * * * I 3
4 I * * I 4
A C D G H K
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS:H BASSINET:B LEGROOM:L UMNR:M REARFACE:@
Are AB GDS seat maps reliable or if I book I run the risk of finding myself in a recliner seat?
Last edited by hillrider; Sep 28, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Sep 28, 2012, 11:41 pm
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nice catch!
oposing AB's own press release, they seem to refit J product on all 12 planes.
config will be same as on EY which is an sloped arrangement of lie flat seats.
odd numbers should be window seats.
THX!
oposing AB's own press release, they seem to refit J product on all 12 planes.
config will be same as on EY which is an sloped arrangement of lie flat seats.
odd numbers should be window seats.
THX!
Sep 30, 2012, 12:05 am
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Is the sloped arrangement angled lie-flat? I thought EY had fully flat.