aubreyfromwheaton

Which is better and why please

(for Y and for BE)

JFK-TLV in 747

vs

ATL-TLV in 777

seats, AVOD, recs please!

thanks!

DLATL777

The 747 will never win in whY. Its a horrible product. If its the 772ER BE in question, I still prefer the recliners over the WBC space pods (though this is more often debated). If its the 777LR BE with the lie flat seats, the 777LR wins without a doubt.

motytrah

Upper Deck J in the 744 is very nice.

kylemcbride

Just flew JFK-TLV and TLV-ATL on the 747 and 777LR.

Flew upper deck on the 747 (seats 73A and 73B which are the best on that aircraft in terms of privacy and space).

Returned on the 777LR in 4D and 5D.

Prefer the fully flat-bed seats on the 77L for a good night's sleep, but as many have said, the 747 WBC seats for relaxing & having a conversation with a traveling companion.

Don't fly Y on the 747. I did ATL-NRT last year and it was a rough one. Though I took a peek into Y on the 747 to TLV and it appeared the old NW seats had been replaced with Delta leather seats. Has anyone else seen this?

aubreyfromwheaton

$1100 for Y

$3500 for J

i have no status, miles, or upgrades

Which would you choose?

I'm thinking doing the ATL-TLV 777 in Y.

jb725

For Y, I think the 777. It has AVOD.

I'm based out of NY though, so I wouldn't connect through ATL just for a better seat (and a longer flight).

GBadger

Depends on who's paying. If I'm paying, I'd almost always choose Y. If someone else is paying, I'd almost always choose J (assuming that was a possibility!).

I agree with others. If in Y, 777>>>747. If in J, there's not too much difference in my opinion, and the 747 is unique if you can get seats on the upper deck or in row 1 (the view from 1 is pretty cool!).

aubreyfromwheaton

what does free ATL in 2010 mean?

FlyAO2

I think it means he hasn't flown through ATL in 2010

dhh1

I have only flown BE in both the 747 and 777LR - the 777 cannot be beat for comfort - and it's fun to see how much the wings flex upwards in flight too.

Although I love the 747 upper deck - the 747LR cannot be beaten with the lie flat seats.

JoelDW

Go for the 777 but make sure to get a seat without the entertainment box under it!!! You get the configuration on seat guru.

FC flyer

There is also a different type passenger base from JFK than from Atlanta. I recently flew JFK-TLV and TLV Atlanta, and found a world of difference in coach. There are alot of very religous people on the JFK flights. Becasue of this, there are more issues on boarding, and less quiet during the flight. Based on Judicial law, a Hassidic man cannot sit next to a woman who is not his wife. As they board, if they are seated next to a woman, passengers have to be re-seated. There are overhead storage issues due to the size packages brought onboard. As a non-orthodox Jewish person, I found the entire process facinating to watch. During the flight, based on religous teachings, men gather at sun rise and sunset to pray. They congregate in nooks all over the plane.

On the Atlanta flight, there were far fewer religous people, and a more typical flying environment. I don't know that one is better than the other, but they are different.