LAX Gets the 77A
 

Effective Oct 26:

CX883/880 will be operated by the 77A 5x per week. The 77A will do this flight pairing Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat while the 74A will run every Mon & Fri.

CX881/882: No change. Remains 74A daily

CX885/884: Already cancelled as most of us already know.

So this winter LAX will get 74A 9x weekly & 77A 5x weekly.

About time.

What's a 77A vs. a 77W? I thought the "W" was the -300ER.

Thank you Rejuvenated,

I just got my A seat assignment changed for November on CX 883 to 1A from 1K.

I am suprised at the downgauge to a 77A as I expected a change to 74A from 74J.

:)

It is a 777-300ER, but the 77A refers to the seating configuration.


http://www.seatexpert.com/_CX_Boeing...w_3_class.html

Based upon CX's history, we shouldn't be surprised if there are aircraft substitutions and that the 77A becomes a 74A or even (heaven forbid) a 744 or a 74J (if the latter aircraft haven't been reconfigured).

Long-haul route switches are much rarer than for short-hauls, though with the flight not operating as exclusively 77A (ie with 744 two days a week), there may be something similar to the Sydney route round about 2001-02, when the flights alternated between 333/744.

Are there enough B777-300ER out there?

Just 4 delivered so far according to the Boeing website but it looks like deliveries will be ramping up. 23 are scheduled to be in the fleet within the next 3 1/2 years. Total of 26 on order. Maybe CX is getting a slew in the next few weeks. Certainly didn't see any CX 777s on the flight line at PAE 3 weeks ago (lots of EK and a Etihad one. Maybe a PR one too).

There are 8 773ER now with CX. So 2 more expected for delivery within end of October? I only saw a new B747-400ERF in CX colours undergoing tests.

The extra 4 nay be leased aircraft. The 4 stated on the Boeing Site were probably ordered and owned by CX.

Maybe they just changed the designation. AFAIK it's the same plane.

may i ask....

if the 77A or the 74A is better?

i just came back from HK to LAX and i luv the current aircraft. i will be travelling again in december and i would like to stay in the same craft.

would someone please let me know? thanks in advance.

74A...Front of Aircraft so no passing FA's going to Forward Galley

Mrs christep & I took the 77A on 830 last week in 1A/2A and we didn't notice any significant passing traffic during the flight. Based on this experience, as far as I am concerned the 77A 1A/2A (where the two of you almost have a separate cabin since no-one else in F is served from that aisle) is on a par with the 74A experience. The only aspect of the flight that I was disappointed by was the apparently very small quantity of Balik salmon carried - the portion was two small pieces each, with which Mrs christep in particular was very disappointed (on the other hand, I seemed to be the only person who liked caviar, so I was able to have two spoons as my starter for the first meal, and another three as starter for my second :) ).

And without being in any way predjudiced, I was really quite surprised to be the only male in the full cabin (and the only gweilo).