Unusual seat map

Old Sep 27, 2019, 12:47 pm
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Unusual seat map

Hi all

Just had my BA flight to JFK in mid-October cancelled and been rebooked onto an earlier BA-operated flight on the same day. Seat selection is now free which surprised me as they were charging 65 each before, and the seat map isnt what I expected - four-across in CW on 772 (see below - EDIT: I cant post the image as Im a new member, but it is Seat - Aisle - Seat Seat - Aisle - Seat, all facing forward).

First thought was that this could be one of the refurbished planes with new Club suite but seen all the info suggests it isnt due to commence on this route until the end of October. Could it be a non-BA aircraft on a BA-operated flight, or does this not really happen?

Apologies if this has already been covered elsewhere.

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Old Sep 27, 2019, 12:58 pm
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Hmmm ... non-BA sounds like a good guess!
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:27 pm
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What date / flight ?
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:30 pm
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What date / flight ?
BA173 on 15th Oct.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:32 pm
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New Club Suite fitted 777.
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Originally Posted by hammond_cheese
First thought was that this could be one of the refurbished planes with new Club suite but seen all the info suggests it isn’t due to commence on this route until the end of October. Could it be a non-BA aircraft on a BA-operated flight, or does this not really happen?
This sounds like the new Club Suites which are being rolled on a 777s - slowly but JFK is one of the routes which will be getting them early on.

Welcome to Flyertalk and welcome to the BA forum, hammond_cheese, I hope you will tell us of your experiences of this aircraft in due course. Welcome to the forum.

Further reading
Very Odd Seat Map (this has probably what you had in mind)

Boeing 777 Club Suites: route info and updates

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html

and the A350 threads have some cross over information:
Flying BAs Airbus A350: deliveries, routes, reviews and more
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:36 pm
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Many thanks all!
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 4:00 pm
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Enjoy the new seat!! We have it to jfk a few days later and can't wait.

The new seat is flying a few days before the dates specified
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Old Oct 10, 2019, 2:28 am
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Sounds like the aircraft in question is back in service so fingers crossed should be good for my flight next week!
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Old Oct 10, 2019, 2:29 am
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Been reading a bit about seating on here - my wife and I took pretty much the last two seats available to select, on the back row but not together (see picture below). Sounds like it will definitely be worth doing early OLCI in case any pair opens up. However, failing that, do you think the person between us in row 17 would have an issue swapping to the window seat? Can't imagine anybody would prefer to sit in the middle if they were on their own, but perhaps there is something I don't know!

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Old Oct 10, 2019, 2:30 am
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Sorry, forgot to attach in my last post:

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Old Oct 10, 2019, 3:11 am
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Expert flyer shows as occupied, as opposed to blocked. I'd swop if asked.
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Old Oct 10, 2019, 3:27 am
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That cabin appears full other than two blocked (9A & 9K)
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Old Oct 10, 2019, 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by hammond_cheese
However, failing that, do you think the person between us in row 17 would have an issue swapping to the window seat? Can't imagine anybody would prefer to sit in the middle if they were on their own, but perhaps there is something I don't know!

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Lots of people get auto allocated seats due to their profile preferences - this person may be set to "Aisle" and would be more than happy to swap to your window seat as they'll still be aisle and window !
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Old Oct 10, 2019, 6:03 am
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Thanks everyone! Sounds like asking for an informal swap in the cabin is likely to be our best bet (assuming not much changes at check-in).
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