How do I know if a particular 777 flight has AVOD?
Apr 23, 2009, 11:33 am
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How do I know if a particular 777 flight has AVOD?
Checked the sticky but all I find is
Particularly interested in BA169 to Shanghai tomorrow.
Thanks
Sadly, it is pot-luck as to which type of plane you will generally get.
Thanks
Apr 23, 2009, 12:01 pm
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Alas, you've asked too late to try to infer from seatmaps on EF 
Given it's a 4-class, though, 27 of the 28 possible airframes have been converted to NGCW - but unless you can tell us how many F seats it has, little other chance of finding out before you fly.
Given it's a 4-class, though, 27 of the 28 possible airframes have been converted to NGCW - but unless you can tell us how many F seats it has, little other chance of finding out before you fly.
Apr 23, 2009, 12:49 pm
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As per post 2 of the NCW thread, that's guaranteed to have NGCW but no AVOD/small IFE screens.
Apr 23, 2009, 1:46 pm
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To the OP: it is not guaranteed but there is a good chance that you will have AVOD. BA169 is always operated by a GYMM* 4-class aircraft. Only one of them remains to be refitted (and they have AVOD when done), GYMMO, which is currently on the way back from SYD (arrives tomorrow morning). It has operated BA169 two times out of fifteen thus far this month, up to April 20th.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Apr 23, 2009, 3:10 pm
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:44 am
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As per post 2 of the NCW thread, that's guaranteed to have NGCW but no AVOD/small IFE screens.
Aug 8, 2009, 8:54 pm
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As others have pointed out, BA169/168 usually seem to have AVOD 777's these days. No moans about this from any of the British expats I know here since the start of this year.
You do know that you're basically flying into the leftovers of a typhoon, don't you? It's VERY wet here and set to get even hotter and more humid as the week goes on...
You do know that you're basically flying into the leftovers of a typhoon, don't you? It's VERY wet here and set to get even hotter and more humid as the week goes on...
Aug 8, 2009, 8:58 pm
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To be honest unless you have a fully flexible ticket I wouldn't get too bothered about this. You are not going to be able to call BA to change the plane, and you also have a 27 out of 28 chance of getting AVOD, so the risk is pretty low.
Aug 9, 2009, 12:25 am
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