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Old Jan 16, 2016, 1:41 am
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Super Hi–J 747 (74S)

•Seatplan:



•Reconfiguration/Refurbishment Dates:

All Complete
31Jul–09Sep - G-CIVF - Complete
30Oct–28Nov - G-CIVS - Complete
28Nov–23Dec - G-CIVW - Complete
28Nov–23Dec - G-BYGE - Complete
02Jan–27Jan - G-CIVV - Complete
11Jan–05Feb - G-CIVR - Complete
30Jan–24Feb - G-BYGF - Complete
05Feb–01Mar - G-BYGA - Complete
24Feb–20Mar - G-CIVX - Complete
01Mar–04Apr - G-CIVH - Complete
20Mar–16Apr - G-BYGD - Complete
04Apr–29Apr - G-BYGG - Complete
16Apr–15May - G-CIVY - Complete
29Apr-24May - G-CIVZ - Complete
15May–09Jun - G-CIVI - Complete
24May–24Jun - G-BYGC - Complete
09Jun–06Jul - G-CIVG - Complete
21Jun–14Jul - G-BYGB - Complete

The following flying schedule is struck through because it is now obsolete, but left in place for now as an archive.

• Planned Flying Schedule 01Jun17>31Aug17
(NB times stated in LOCAL subject to change):[/b]

BOSTON

CHICAGO

DUBAI
BA107 LHR1255 – DXB2310 Mon/Wed/Thu
BA107 LHR1300 – DXB2315 Fri

BA106 DXB0110 – LHR0555 Fri
BA106 DXB0130 – LHR0615 Tue/Thu/Sat

JOHANNESBURG
BA57 LHR2125 – JNB0915 Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun

BA54 JNB2045 – LHR0655 Mon/Wed/Thu
BA54 JNB2110 – LHR0720 Tue/Sat

KUWAIT
BA157 LHR2155 – KWI0605 xWed

BA156 KWI0820 – LHR1315 xThu

NEW YORK JFK


RIYADH
BA263 LHR1345 – RUH2230 Mon/Wed/Thu

BA262 RUH0035 – LHR0535 Tue/Thu/Fri

SEATTLE
BA49 LHR1530 – SEA1710 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun

BA48 SEA1915 – LHR1225 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun

WASHINGTON
BA217 LHR0940 – IAD1245 Daily [1-31May, 1-31Aug]

BA216 IAD1800 – LHR0620 Daily [1-31May, 1-31Aug]
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Old Sep 17, 2015, 10:03 am
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You are correct.
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Old Sep 17, 2015, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Flying Doctor
84J would have been unthinkable 10 years ago ...
Originally Posted by clarkeysntfc
... you'll either get a 52J or an 84J?
Sorry to be pedantic, but it is 86J - it is literally 70J plus two full rows of 8.

Having fallen into the trap myself, it would be a shame if the notion got out that there were some 84J aircraft and some 86J aircraft!
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I also expect this Super-J configuration to be on the JNB run alongside the A380. That route just had insatiable capacity - CPT less so as Y strong there as its a leisure route.
Personally, I would not be so sure. When there were two 747s a day, it was typically one 70J aircraft and one 52J aircraft. Now that the 70J flight has become a 380 flight, it is typically a 380 plus a 52J. If the CW demand really were so strong, I would have expected JNB to have been an all-70J route and then 380+70J, but it wasn't/isn't.
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Old Sep 17, 2015, 10:35 am
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Any pictures of the queues for the CW loos yet ?
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Old Sep 17, 2015, 10:38 am
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I don't believe that they have been changed, they have only recently finished the refurbishment programme of these.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by Joely
I hate those lamps, makes club look like an octogenarian's living room
They were kind of a signature item in the ancient 744 cabin but here they form a stark anachronism.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 12:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
The refitted aircraft have a different CW configuration: 86 seats instead of 70. That's one method of identifying whether your flight is currently planned to be operated by a 74S.
Pardon my ignorance, but where does one go to see a particular flight's configuration? The "choose your seat" on the BA site wouldn't work for this, since I'm not in J.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by BrooklynDave
Pardon my ignorance, but where does one go to see a particular flight's configuration? The "choose your seat" on the BA site wouldn't work for this, since I'm not in J.
Then work off the rest of the configuration…

Maybe look at the seat map on the BA Source and see what the config is for your cabin, and that will tell you which 747 you are on… For example, it is the only 747 to have a single WT cabin, rows 39-53/55… No other.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by BrooklynDave
Pardon my ignorance, but where does one go to see a particular flight's configuration? The "choose your seat" on the BA site wouldn't work for this, since I'm not in J.
You can do a dummy booking in J all the way through to the pre-payment page. Make sure you're logged in, and then you'll be able to view the seat map before proceeding with the booking.

Alternatively, the W/Y cabins are different across the configurations, so you should be able to tell from those maps in MMB if booked in one of those cabins. F is the only cabin that's the same configuration.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 12:18 pm
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Originally Posted by BrooklynDave
Pardon my ignorance, but where does one go to see a particular flight's configuration? The "choose your seat" on the BA site wouldn't work for this, since I'm not in J.
For the 74S, you should be able to see this from your own booking if you're in any cabin other than F. The configurations of WT+ and WT are also specific to this configuration.

Otherwise, ExpertFlyer would be my first port of call. As it's a seating question, it may even be that one of the free options on EF would give you this information.
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Old Sep 18, 2015, 12:19 pm
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Also will be able to tell from row numbers on Y against seat maps on ba.com
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Old Nov 21, 2015, 3:46 am
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Hi,

Does any know which flights the 74S will be on over Christmas. I'm flying to JFK around the 19th returning early Jan and would like to book onto the refitted 747. Will there be 2 refitted aircraft by then?

Thanks
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Old Nov 21, 2015, 4:00 am
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Originally Posted by rockflyertalk
Hi,

Does any know which flights the 74S will be on over Christmas. I'm flying to JFK around the 19th returning early Jan and would like to book onto the refitted 747. Will there be 2 refitted aircraft by then?

Thanks
It's too soon to know the specific aircraft flying on a certain day.

According to Globaliser's tracker (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25318076-post1200.html) there will be two aircraft converted in December. You might get lucky and have one on outbound, inbound or both, but given the number of 744s doing that route I wouldn't bank on it.
From the looks of things CIVF, the sole 86J config, has been almost exclusively on the LHR-JFK route.
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Old Nov 21, 2015, 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by rockflyertalk
Hi,

Does any know which flights the 74S will be on over Christmas. I'm flying to JFK around the 19th returning early Jan and would like to book onto the refitted 747.
Planned 74S JFK schedule for 28OCT–31JAN

BA175 LHR0950 JFK1355 x3
BA112 JFK1935 LHR0625+ x3

Originally Posted by rockflyertalk
Will there be 2 refitted aircraft by then?
Yes, G–CIVF and G–CIVS.
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Old Nov 21, 2015, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by TCX69
Planned 74S JFK schedule for 28OCT–31JAN

BA175 LHR0950 JFK1355 x3
BA112 JFK1935 LHR0625+ x3



Yes, G–CIVF and G–CIVS.
Awesome. Thanks for this.

Happy flying.
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Old Nov 21, 2015, 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by Zzzap
It's too soon to know the specific aircraft flying on a certain day.
Originally Posted by TCX69
Planned 74S JFK schedule for 28OCT–31JAN

BA175 LHR0950 JFK1355 x3
BA112 JFK1935 LHR0625+ x3
I stand thoroughly corrected!
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