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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 Apr 3, 2017, 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by leland
Flying SEA-LHR next month. Was hoping to get on the Super Hi J as the 777 replaced with a 747 starting next week but dummy bookings look like the original. At least upper deck both ways. Anyone seen one of these on the SEA route?
The daily 49/48 rotation just switched to 747's in the last week, and they so far have been running 86J's Super Hi J's except one day. Tonight's (Sunday) flight started as and 86J, then dropped to a 52J earlier in the week, and switched back to a 86J yesterday, as I was going to be on it.

The SEA route the last few years has been 4 Class new cabin 777-200ER's during winter on both rotations. For the Summer season (since 2014) they have switched the daily rotation with a 777-300ER. I took a break from flying out there last year, so didn't pay attention on what was used on the route during the summer of 2016. It is a very business heavy route for BA, so if they are going to run 747's again daily, I would expect them to be the Super Hi-J's.
And since Virgin the last week as taken over the route from Delta, flying 789's, when Delta were running old 767's, for customers it is an upgrade. BA the last few years haven't run aircraft with the old shoddy cabin offerings on that route, and if they do, I am sure they will gift Virgin a wedge of business travel.
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Old Apr 20, 2017, 3:45 am
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I thought all the JFK routes were the super Hi J config, however I just booked on the BA112 on 5th May (JFK-LHR) and its showing as a 52J config...which I assume means the old cabin (i.e. not the refurbished CW cabin and IFE upgrade)?
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Old Apr 20, 2017, 4:18 am
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It does, not all JFK flight on the B744 are super J, at least one a day is mid J.
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Old Apr 20, 2017, 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by leland
Flying SEA-LHR next month. Was hoping to get on the Super Hi J as the 777 replaced with a 747 starting next week but dummy bookings look like the original. At least upper deck both ways. Anyone seen one of these on the SEA route?
Flew LHR-SEA and return last July on the BA49/48 and both were super Hi J's

Have another SEA trip booked this July and again both seat maps show Super Hi J (The upper deck map is no different - check the main Club World cabin to spot the difference).

The earlier LHR- SEA flight looks to still be a 777 but the afternoon (BA49) 1530 departure is a 747 and would seem to be super Hi J.
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Old Apr 20, 2017, 8:28 am
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I flew one of these back from JFK at the weekend, in WT+ (or "Higher Class" as my 10 yr old likes to call it!). Was very impressed with the IFE system, super responsive, nice screen and the new moving map is just awesome (OK, I'm easily pleased).

It was only WT+, but because there were only 4 rows or so, and it was half empty, it felt rather nice.

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Old Apr 25, 2017, 10:42 pm
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My SEA r/t was a Sunday outbound in a super Hi J, fantastic. Tuesday return in old 747. Not as fantastic - older, noisier and the a/v system just sad. But both were upper deck - have to love that.
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Old May 16, 2017, 10:13 am
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Shame, it looks like an equipment swap for this weekend, with BA 57 to JNB on 20 May now showing a mid-J. Oh well, hopefully I can sleep for those 10 hours with a bit of help from a single malt...
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Old May 16, 2017, 1:17 pm
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How soon out is the configuration firmed up?
192 is showing as a super high j on the 22nd but seems to change on some days
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Old May 16, 2017, 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Eaunoire
How soon out is the configuration firmed up?
192 is showing as a super high j on the 22nd but seems to change on some days
With an equal amount of Mid-J and Super Hi-J aircraft now in the fleet (18 each), you would expect things to remain reasonably steady, especially at this late stage. However, unless you're on the JFK route, most routes are open to a late downgrade substitution due to aircraft availability (aircraft going tech) and bookings and looking at your flight, with a lot of seats still available for sale, unless things change dramatically BA could sub a Mid-J in on Monday without much inconvenience to any CW pax.

BA 192 0
DFW 05/22/17 6:25 PM
LHR 05/23/17 9:20 AM
744
F9 A8 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W6 E4 T0 Y4 B3 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0

While you should be on a Super Hi-J on your flight, you really won't be certain until you step onboard (or look at what plane is operating the outbound LHR>DFW sector on Monday).

Safe travels!

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Old May 16, 2017, 5:55 pm
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Thanks for the info!
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Old Jun 9, 2017, 1:20 pm
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I am looking at flying LHR-SFO on March 31st 2018. Current seating guide states the 747 is A Super Hi J.

Does anyone know if the route routinely uses the Super Hi J?

Or should I not take the risk and wait for the a380 later in the day?

Its my in-laws first trip in J, so I want to maximise the experience.
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Old Jun 9, 2017, 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Samaras
I am looking at flying LHR-SFO on March 31st 2018. Current seating guide states the 747 is A Super Hi J.

Does anyone know if the route routinely uses the Super Hi J?

Or should I not take the risk and wait for the a380 later in the day?

Its my in-laws first trip in J, so I want to maximise the experience.
No way of knowing this far in advance, SFO can get a mix of both, so if you are not willing to risk it you should book the A380 (I would if I didn't have a specific need to be there early on that first evening).
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Old Jun 9, 2017, 3:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Airprox
No way of knowing this far in advance, SFO can get a mix of both, so if you are not willing to risk it you should book the A380 (I would if I didn't have a specific need to be there early on that first evening).
Thanks Airprox, much appreciated. I have opted for the A380.
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Old Jan 2, 2020, 11:33 am
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747s - All but one refurbished
I know old threads aren’t liked when being resurrected but I hope this might help some when asking about the 747s. With the mid-j refurb programme almost complete, we have a full set of refurbed 747s in the sky. Much to the delight of some I’m sure.

So as per the Mid-J thread, how many 747s are left in the fleet? I count 18 High J and 16 Mid J.

Mid-J 747 Cabin Refresh

A total of: 34 refurbished 747s.

Or have some retired in the interim of this thread being started?

Would it be worth having a combined wiki of some sort to give a full list of these old queens that only have a few more years to give?
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Old Jan 7, 2020, 6:52 am
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Would it be worth having a combined wiki of some sort to give a full list of these old queens that only have a few more years to give?
Please see the tracker linked to from my signature.
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