BBerg: Qatar Airways Looks at Loaning Wide-Body Jets to British Airways
May 3, 2018, 9:53 am
#46
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BA coffins? Can you elaborate? I’m not exactly experienced with other carriers J cabins but I know BA J and they aren’t coffins at all. One of the most open seats I’ve seen. But I may be referring to the ‘foot coffins’ I’ve seen of other carriers so we could be on different pages here...
May 3, 2018, 10:05 am
#47
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BA coffins? Can you elaborate? I’m not exactly experienced with other carriers J cabins but I know BA J and they aren’t coffins at all. One of the most open seats I’ve seen. But I may be referring to the ‘foot coffins’ I’ve seen of other carriers so we could be on different pages here...
May 9, 2018, 9:50 am
#49
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Info for those whose flights move onto the QR A330s, can be found in the WIKI of this thread - The Complete Guide to the Qatar Airways Fleet
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May 9, 2018, 10:16 am
#50
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I just checked a bunch of routes, and don't see any BA 330 services showing yet.
Given the blockade, I'm guessing these birds are very unlikely to be operated on Middle East routes such as CAI, RUH, BAH, DXB, AUH or TLV - and will mostly likely replace the three-class 788 services. Perhaps BWI or YUL are among the likely candidates. Tehran would also be a possibility.
Given the blockade, I'm guessing these birds are very unlikely to be operated on Middle East routes such as CAI, RUH, BAH, DXB, AUH or TLV - and will mostly likely replace the three-class 788 services. Perhaps BWI or YUL are among the likely candidates. Tehran would also be a possibility.
May 9, 2018, 10:18 am
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May 9, 2018, 10:23 am
#53
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I just checked a bunch of routes, and don't see any BA 330 services showing yet.
Given the blockade, I'm guessing these birds are very unlikely to be operated on Middle East routes such as CAI, RUH, BAH, DXB, AUH or TLV - and will mostly likely replace the three-class 788 services. Perhaps BWI or YUL are among the likely candidates. Tehran would also be a possibility.
Given the blockade, I'm guessing these birds are very unlikely to be operated on Middle East routes such as CAI, RUH, BAH, DXB, AUH or TLV - and will mostly likely replace the three-class 788 services. Perhaps BWI or YUL are among the likely candidates. Tehran would also be a possibility.
May 9, 2018, 10:33 am
#54
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BA CW 788 seat 3A/K - supposedly, according to this very forum, the very best 788 CW seats (given their direct, albeit very narrow, aisle access). With the dividing screen raised on one side, the cabin wall on the other side, and the seat in a semi or fully reclined position the narrowness of the seats is claustrophobic in the extreme - although being 6’4” / 110kg may have something to do with it.
May 9, 2018, 10:35 am
#55
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LHR-ICN (e.g. BA17) comes to mind. C-Y ratio could work and it's on the 788. Over the past weeks it's been upgraded to the 789 quite often.
May 9, 2018, 10:43 am
#56
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https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...d-tren-448446/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...d-tren-448446/
May 9, 2018, 1:18 pm
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I confess that seeing 2 enormous screens watching 2 different films might be a bit confusing. You see, not everything about BA is bad!
I'm assuming that's Business?
May 9, 2018, 1:25 pm
#60
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Looks a bit foot-snug compared with AA A330/777W, and an interesting step-over! OK for a couple, like us, though. And at least there's a shelf between the seat to put things on.
I confess that seeing 2 enormous screens watching 2 different films might be a bit confusing. You see, not everything about BA is bad!
I'm assuming that's Business?
I confess that seeing 2 enormous screens watching 2 different films might be a bit confusing. You see, not everything about BA is bad!
I'm assuming that's Business?