Secret Compartment on 772 ?
Dec 1, 2010, 7:53 am
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Actually, the really coolest was the crew rest on the A380 we saw at SMD2. It's midship, and down a ship's ladder from the lower passenger level. Someone may correct me, but as I recall there were a total of 8 bunks, 4 upper and 4 lower, very much like you might find in a ship's cabin. And one of them was decorated beautifully with Melinda trying it out.
I'm not convinced that it is more comfortable than the overheads; they are pretty short for beds.
Dec 1, 2010, 7:55 am
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[QUOTE=Harry IAH;15356169]It's CO's version of the mile-high club.QUOTE]
You think you'e joking. The Air France ones are placarded "only one person may occupy a bunk at any time."
You think you'e joking. The Air France ones are placarded "only one person may occupy a bunk at any time."
Dec 1, 2010, 8:34 am
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I actually think it is 12 bunks with 6 up and 6 below but I might be wrong. I've still got my video of that but it was so dark downstairs I don't think that part came out very well. I was in one of the bunks as well...
I'm not convinced that it is more comfortable than the overheads; they are pretty short for beds.
I'm not convinced that it is more comfortable than the overheads; they are pretty short for beds.
Dec 1, 2010, 9:13 am
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The "secret" / off-limits areas depicted in the movie were bigger than I think they could possibly be on a real plane, presumably for cinematic reasons.
Dec 1, 2010, 12:37 pm
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I actually think it is 12 bunks with 6 up and 6 below but I might be wrong. I've still got my video of that but it was so dark downstairs I don't think that part came out very well. I was in one of the bunks as well...
I'm not convinced that it is more comfortable than the overheads; they are pretty short for beds.
I'm not convinced that it is more comfortable than the overheads; they are pretty short for beds.
Dec 1, 2010, 8:03 pm
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Actually, the really coolest was the crew rest on the A380 we saw at SMD2. It's midship, and down a ship's ladder from the lower passenger level. Someone may correct me, but as I recall there were a total of 8 bunks, 4 upper and 4 lower, very much like you might find in a ship's cabin. And one of them was decorated beautifully with Melinda trying it out.
Dec 1, 2010, 8:17 pm
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Totally lie-flat. 100%.
Several of us got to go up into the crew rest bunks in a CO 772 parked at EWR during one of our Mini-DO's. I think there were 8. No chairs. Can't stand up there, either, unless your feet are halfway down the steep steps/ladder. I'd LOVE to book my next HKG flight in one of these! Alas, crew only. Boo.
Thank you XYZZY.
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Thank you XYZZY.
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Dec 1, 2010, 8:22 pm
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Those bunks are bigger than a room at the Palmer House.
Dec 2, 2010, 4:19 am
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Actually they are, just like the rest of us. If crew rest is required based on the segment length, that number of seats will be blocked out from inventory.
It's for this reason that 21DEF on the 752 are never available for selection until approx. 2 days before a flight.
It's for this reason that 21DEF on the 752 are never available for selection until approx. 2 days before a flight.
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Dec 2, 2010, 6:05 am
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I've seen it confirmed plenty of times here that it is in fact kept for crew rest but then released on virtually every flight as it is not needed. The blocked / available process I described above has happened on every single 752 transatlantic flight I've taken on CO.
Until very recently exit rows were not a source of revenue for CO.
Dec 2, 2010, 7:57 am
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Dec 2, 2010, 11:29 am
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Not true at all. On 752 flights that require crew rest seats, those seats are never available to customers. They do reserve ELR seats for crew rest on those flights.
Dec 2, 2010, 4:56 pm
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The seats are held for Elites, then released 48 hours prior. Contractually, deadheading crewmembers are supposed to be assigned to exit row seats when available. When the seats don't sell, they're given to space-available pass-riders.
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Dec 2, 2010, 6:48 pm
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Nope.
They show as occupied on the new version of the seat map which is better than just not being visible, but they are definitely blocked as crew rest until the aircraft is assigned.