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We advise that you check your flight's seating plan regularly, as equipment changes mean changes in seating configurations are common.
Current Gatwick Airbus Fleet (correct as of 23/01/17):
Seat Configurations:
CY143 seatmap not included. Please see notes below.
G-GAT* (CY177) aircraft have no bulkhead in row 1. No 1D/E/F.
CY168 configurations have variable row numbering -
G-MEDK (CY168) has no row 13, rows numbered 1-29. 01F & 29F have no window.
G-MIDT (CY168) has no row 13, rows numbered 1-29.
Any G-E*** CY168 a/c temporarily based at LGW are configured as shown below.
Guide compiled by GSTBK
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Just wondering if someone in the know here could answer this for me.
I believe next year the Gatwick SH programme will require about 25 Airbus A320/A319 aircraft. So far I can only account for 21, 10 leased A320(all arriving in next few months) and the 11 ex-BMI A319 aircraft, all of which have now positioned to Gatwick with the ending of LHR Terminal 1 SH Flights at BA.
That leaves a need for another 4 aircraft. Will G-TTOB and G-TTOE be staying and supplemented by others as necessary? Or are there plans for 4 of the ex-BMI A320s to go to Gatwick next Summer?
I know that G-MEDK is being disposed of next March. At the moment A320 G-EUYC is also flying out of Gatwick in the new 168 CY configuration.
Finally any news of G-DBCF that was damaged at Alicante on 24th October?
BA source wasn't sure if it was a bird strike or ground damage.
As I said just being curious. Many thanks in advance for any information.
V.
I believe next year the Gatwick SH programme will require about 25 Airbus A320/A319 aircraft. So far I can only account for 21, 10 leased A320(all arriving in next few months) and the 11 ex-BMI A319 aircraft, all of which have now positioned to Gatwick with the ending of LHR Terminal 1 SH Flights at BA.
That leaves a need for another 4 aircraft. Will G-TTOB and G-TTOE be staying and supplemented by others as necessary? Or are there plans for 4 of the ex-BMI A320s to go to Gatwick next Summer?
I know that G-MEDK is being disposed of next March. At the moment A320 G-EUYC is also flying out of Gatwick in the new 168 CY configuration.
Finally any news of G-DBCF that was damaged at Alicante on 24th October?
BA source wasn't sure if it was a bird strike or ground damage.
As I said just being curious. Many thanks in advance for any information.
V.
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However, you're right that all 11 ex-BD A319s are now based at LGW, although only 1/6 ex-BD A320s are based at LGW.
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Once all of the mainline A319, A320 and shorthaul A321 aircraft are refurbished with the Pinnacle seats, I can see the ex-BD A319 and A320 aircraft being refurbished for product consistency as they go in for D checks.
I recognise that the principle driver for the current refurbishment is the additional capacity being introduced to mainline aircraft and that the ex-BD aircraft already have this capacity, but I still think BA will be considering this.
I recognise that the principle driver for the current refurbishment is the additional capacity being introduced to mainline aircraft and that the ex-BD aircraft already have this capacity, but I still think BA will be considering this.
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There are plenty of airplanes sitting in the California desert which could be "fine with a proper refurbishment". The Wright Bros "Flyer" would be "fine with a proper refurbishment". G-MEDK, as in service today, is abysmal.
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The curtain divider is I think also a bit non-standard in that it's fitted, but can't move further back than about row 9 due to a non standard emergency light
fitted there. I think there's also something a bit strange in the way the tray tables at 1E/F are attached to the bulkhead.
Seat pitch was also lower than the old CE cabins (along with the other ex-BMI A320 a/c I think, due to them having 6 more seats).
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. . . and without a refurbishment (as it has been flying for about two years); it is a sub-Ryanair disgrace.
There are plenty of airplanes sitting in the California desert which could be "fine with a proper refurbishment". The Wright Bros "Flyer" would be "fine with a proper refurbishment". G-MEDK, as in service today, is abysmal.
There are plenty of airplanes sitting in the California desert which could be "fine with a proper refurbishment". The Wright Bros "Flyer" would be "fine with a proper refurbishment". G-MEDK, as in service today, is abysmal.
G-MEDK used to be a midhaul aircraft (the clue here is the G-MED* aircraft, which were mostly A321, belonged to BMED prior to the bmi takeover) and so in the bmi days was a welcome sight on shorthaul. The conversion of this aircraft to shorthaul was obviously rushed and they didn't care about things like reinstating windows where the wardrobes used to be.