Max 6F every flight?
Aug 29, 2020, 2:16 pm
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Max 6F every flight?
I just noticed that on pretty much all 777 flights to JFK next year that have 8 seats in F cabin, they only seem to be selling 6 seats...Just wondered if anyone knows the reason for this? Are they perhaps planning to cut cabin to 6!?
Aug 29, 2020, 2:19 pm
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How can you tell they are only selling 6 F seats?
EDIT: just a quick sample for JFK next year I am seeing the 8 F cabin 777 flights with selling class availability of F6 A2.
EDIT: just a quick sample for JFK next year I am seeing the 8 F cabin 777 flights with selling class availability of F6 A2.
Aug 29, 2020, 2:22 pm
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From looking at EF.
For example;
BA 1170LHR
23/02/21 8:25JFK
23/02/21 11:25777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1750LHR
23/02/21 9:50JFK
23/02/21 12:55777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1850LHR
23/02/21 10:45EWR
23/02/21 13:55781
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1730LHR
23/02/21 11:25JFK
23/02/21 14:25777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A3 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1770LHR
23/02/21 12:55JFK
23/02/21 16:05777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1150LHR
23/02/21 14:00JFK
23/02/21 17:00777
M,T,W,Th,Sa
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1130LHR
23/02/21 16:20JFK
23/02/21 19:30777
Daily
89% / 38mF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
For example;
BA 1170LHR
23/02/21 8:25JFK
23/02/21 11:25777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1750LHR
23/02/21 9:50JFK
23/02/21 12:55777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1850LHR
23/02/21 10:45EWR
23/02/21 13:55781
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1730LHR
23/02/21 11:25JFK
23/02/21 14:25777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A3 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1770LHR
23/02/21 12:55JFK
23/02/21 16:05777
Daily
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1150LHR
23/02/21 14:00JFK
23/02/21 17:00777
M,T,W,Th,Sa
NA / NAF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
0 Connections
BA 1130LHR
23/02/21 16:20JFK
23/02/21 19:30777
Daily
89% / 38mF6 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
Aug 29, 2020, 2:24 pm
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So those are F6 A4 in terms of F selling class availability. How does that lead you to the conclusion only 6 F seats are being sold?
Aug 29, 2020, 2:29 pm
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Because First class has 8 seats. So F should be at 8!....It's highly unlikely that on every single flight into next year 2 seats will have been sold. Confirmed on BA.com where you could not purchase 7 seats in first class.
Aug 29, 2020, 2:30 pm
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I wouldn't take this too seriously.
In essence BA think they can run the 777 service to JFK with Club Suites, and that will lead to First having 6 seats. Now it's better to plan on this basis than the alternative, having 14F and then swapping it down to 6F. But so much can change between now and then, not least whether travel is viable next year in view of the current restrictions. I certainly don't think all of JFK is going to be CS, but it's an obvious strategy to have on that route. But as a general point, First is going to become a rarer option going forward.
In essence BA think they can run the 777 service to JFK with Club Suites, and that will lead to First having 6 seats. Now it's better to plan on this basis than the alternative, having 14F and then swapping it down to 6F. But so much can change between now and then, not least whether travel is viable next year in view of the current restrictions. I certainly don't think all of JFK is going to be CS, but it's an obvious strategy to have on that route. But as a general point, First is going to become a rarer option going forward.
Aug 29, 2020, 2:46 pm
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I can't see why they would be reducing selling class availability and offering only 6 F seats on flights scheduled with 8 F cabins in any anticipation of a hypothetical 6 F cabin with a new F seat.
Aug 29, 2020, 2:48 pm
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I wouldn't take this too seriously.
In essence BA think they can run the 777 service to JFK with Club Suites, and that will lead to First having 6 seats. Now it's better to plan on this basis than the alternative, having 14F and then swapping it down to 6F. But so much can change between now and then, not least whether travel is viable next year in view of the current restrictions. I certainly don't think all of JFK is going to be CS, but it's an obvious strategy to have on that route. But as a general point, First is going to become a rarer option going forward.
In essence BA think they can run the 777 service to JFK with Club Suites, and that will lead to First having 6 seats. Now it's better to plan on this basis than the alternative, having 14F and then swapping it down to 6F. But so much can change between now and then, not least whether travel is viable next year in view of the current restrictions. I certainly don't think all of JFK is going to be CS, but it's an obvious strategy to have on that route. But as a general point, First is going to become a rarer option going forward.
Aug 29, 2020, 2:51 pm
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Aug 29, 2020, 2:54 pm
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Aug 29, 2020, 3:03 pm
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The current 4 class 777s converted to club suites have 8 refreshed F seats, and as you say that's what the seat plans show for the 777, from what I can see JFK which the OP asks about .
BA has plans for a new 6 F cabin on 777? Would that be with a new F seat too?
Aug 29, 2020, 3:16 pm
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Either a new seat and/or the staffing arrangements under CS would cap the First cabin to six. I have no first hand knowledge here, hence the "don't take it too seriously" hint, but if you were thinking of doing this, you would would be cautious on the selling buckets.
Aug 29, 2020, 3:22 pm
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Hold on, am I misunderstanding (or missed) this?
The current 4 class 777s converted to club suites have 8 refreshed F seats, and as you say that's what the seat plans show for the 777, from what I can see JFK which the OP asks about .
BA has plans for a new 6 F cabin on 777? Would that be with a new F seat too?
The current 4 class 777s converted to club suites have 8 refreshed F seats, and as you say that's what the seat plans show for the 777, from what I can see JFK which the OP asks about .
BA has plans for a new 6 F cabin on 777? Would that be with a new F seat too?
Thus, what the OP is saying is that with F6 on flights that don't appear to have any bookings, BA is capping the F cabin to 6 seats basically.