777 on MAD route S17
Aug 24, 2018, 7:52 am
#421
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Current state of play in EF.
777, F cabin seats look blocked out at the moment. 10JK on the EF map appears no longer to be somewhere outside the fuselage. Happy days!
Aug 30, 2018, 5:49 am
#422
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Has the 777 come off this rotation in 2019? Looking at booking onto BA460/1 in April 2019 and getting A320s across the board!
Apols if I have missed this vital information in another thread...
Apols if I have missed this vital information in another thread...
Nov 2, 2018, 4:26 pm
#425
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Can I ask what the current status of seat selection is for BAEC Silvers travelling in J on this route? Is it still impossible to select a seat or has that been fixed now?
Thinking of booking MAD-LHR on 18/11, would be travelling on an IB+ redemption, then changing FF number to BAEC via the AY route if that complicates things?
Thinking of booking MAD-LHR on 18/11, would be travelling on an IB+ redemption, then changing FF number to BAEC via the AY route if that complicates things?
Nov 3, 2018, 3:01 pm
#426
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Can I ask what the current status of seat selection is for BAEC Silvers travelling in J on this route? Is it still impossible to select a seat or has that been fixed now?
Thinking of booking MAD-LHR on 18/11, would be travelling on an IB+ redemption, then changing FF number to BAEC via the AY route if that complicates things?
Thinking of booking MAD-LHR on 18/11, would be travelling on an IB+ redemption, then changing FF number to BAEC via the AY route if that complicates things?
Any seat in J selectable.
On the day I'm traveling row 16 available = 77W
So is the consensus F is available at OLCI?
Nov 30, 2018, 4:26 pm
#427
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So I'm now booked on BA460 on 7/12/18.
Looking at EF, just over half of the CW cabin has seats allocated. The last row of CW is blocked as expected (bassinets).
The strange thing is that there are 3 _allocated_ seats in F, with the rest of F blocked.
Does this mean that this flight will have FLUB, or are those 3 people in F likely to be crew/staff/GCHS who are getting bumped back to CW/whatever?
Looking at EF, just over half of the CW cabin has seats allocated. The last row of CW is blocked as expected (bassinets).
The strange thing is that there are 3 _allocated_ seats in F, with the rest of F blocked.
Does this mean that this flight will have FLUB, or are those 3 people in F likely to be crew/staff/GCHS who are getting bumped back to CW/whatever?
Nov 30, 2018, 11:44 pm
#428
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They could just open up and close it again, with the possibility of you losing your preferred seats in Club Wourpe closer to departure.
I would leave your seats in Club, and when it comes to OLCI don't have your boarding pass issued until the last possible minute. That way you can still move your seat around if it looks like Flub will be used.
I would leave your seats in Club, and when it comes to OLCI don't have your boarding pass issued until the last possible minute. That way you can still move your seat around if it looks like Flub will be used.
Dec 4, 2018, 5:41 am
#429
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Well when I checked before MMB wasn't letting me select the F cabin, now it is!
Still haven't moved myself yet based on the risk of being chucked out of F and into bad CW seats, but fingers crossed!
What is the advice on which seats to aim for, considering that the seat map is all messed up?
Still haven't moved myself yet based on the risk of being chucked out of F and into bad CW seats, but fingers crossed!
What is the advice on which seats to aim for, considering that the seat map is all messed up?
Last edited by mickeyjaw; Dec 4, 2018 at 6:40 am
Dec 4, 2018, 4:57 pm
#430
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Flew the 777 out and back for a 24 hour trip to Madrid last week. Chalk and cheese re service.
On the outbound the service was superb. Each customer addressed by name (not that I'm bothered by such things, but some are), food and drink order taken and brought from the galley to your seat. Lots of top ups offered along with coffee.
On the way back it took ages for the cart to reach me. Dinner plonked down. No drinks cart for another 20 minutes, by which time I'd finished eating. No other drinks offered. Went to the galley to ask for a coffee. Much huffing and puffing as I'd interrupted the CW crew having a good chat and eating the leftover puddings.
On the outbound the service was superb. Each customer addressed by name (not that I'm bothered by such things, but some are), food and drink order taken and brought from the galley to your seat. Lots of top ups offered along with coffee.
On the way back it took ages for the cart to reach me. Dinner plonked down. No drinks cart for another 20 minutes, by which time I'd finished eating. No other drinks offered. Went to the galley to ask for a coffee. Much huffing and puffing as I'd interrupted the CW crew having a good chat and eating the leftover puddings.
Dec 4, 2018, 6:06 pm
#431
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Well when I checked before MMB wasn't letting me select the F cabin, now it is!
Still haven't moved myself yet based on the risk of being chucked out of F and into bad CW seats, but fingers crossed!
What is the advice on which seats to aim for, considering that the seat map is all messed up?
Still haven't moved myself yet based on the risk of being chucked out of F and into bad CW seats, but fingers crossed!
What is the advice on which seats to aim for, considering that the seat map is all messed up?
Dec 5, 2018, 3:53 am
#432
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On a separate note: You're not a Lashamite are you?
Dec 5, 2018, 5:51 am
#433
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Dec 6, 2018, 4:48 am
#434
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Hmmm...
F cabin no longer available for selection in MMB, expertflyer showing all the F seats as blocked.
Currently in 10 EF, I guess I'm stuck there now?
Or is the situation likely to change when OLCI opens in an hour?
F cabin no longer available for selection in MMB, expertflyer showing all the F seats as blocked.
Currently in 10 EF, I guess I'm stuck there now?
Or is the situation likely to change when OLCI opens in an hour?
Dec 6, 2018, 5:02 am
#435
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seen that happen before but in my case I had selected FLUB seats and they stayed selected. Try at OLCI but it may be that seats are individually unblocked for golds (assuming F section needed). Otherwise. Ask at airport.
