Odd seatmaps showing in MMB for the LHR-MAD 777s
Dec 3, 2019, 7:51 am
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Odd seatmaps showing in MMB for the LHR-MAD 777s
Hi All - regular on the LHR-MAD route especially on the 777 rotation which 9/10 times lands me in a W seat or the occasional CW upgrade. For this week's flight though the seat map has me stumped with a 2-4-2 layout in Y (See below). Anyone know which model this is? Could it be a leased plane substituting? Goes back to row 40.
Dec 3, 2019, 8:01 am
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Rows 12 to 14 are plus seats.
Rows 12 to 14 are plus seats.
Dec 3, 2019, 8:04 am
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Hi All - regular on the LHR-MAD route especially on the 777 rotation which 9/10 times lands me in a W seat or the occasional CW upgrade. For this week's flight though the seat map has me stumped with a 2-4-2 layout in Y (See below). Anyone know which model this is? Could it be a leased plane substituting? Goes back to row 40.
FYI, aircraft in 77J code at the moment are G-YMMA/R/S/T/U. These are 777-200ER with 3 class cabin layout
Dec 3, 2019, 8:06 am
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Dec 3, 2019, 8:11 am
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Dec 3, 2019, 8:20 am
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Interesting CWS. SO we picked 26 AB exit row. Sounds like C will go unsold in theory then for a nice flight. Will watch for 12-14 opening of course. Usually happens at T-72 if I recall correctly. As ever - thanks all for the fast advice!
Dec 3, 2019, 10:34 am
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That was my previous assumption as well when the 777 started on this route but have been on many rotations where W opened up and Y has been far from full on boarding. We will see...
Dec 3, 2019, 11:59 am
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The front end. Bit of a disappointment if you’d booked it when it was a 777-300 with the possibility of FLUB ....
4E looks to be one to avoid, danger of being pooped on by the flying baby,
4E looks to be one to avoid, danger of being pooped on by the flying baby,
Dec 3, 2019, 12:15 pm
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My uneducated guess is that, because the front few rows in the “economy” section of this flight do actually have a 2-4-2 configuration, the software has assumed this is the configuration for the whole cabin, and re-aligned the 3-3-3 back section to fit. That ‘s left nowhere for the C seats to go, so they have been swept under the virtual carpet.
