Business Class Seats on 767-300ER
Aug 28, 2012, 3:21 pm
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Business Class Seats on 767-300ER
I've done some digging on this and haven't found anything recent on the best business class seats on the 767-300ER.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
Aug 28, 2012, 4:48 pm
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I've done some digging on this and haven't found anything recent on the best business class seats on the 767-300ER.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
With that said, I have heard my friend at Delta say that by next summer like 40 of the 58 767-300ERs will have the flatbed mods complete. I would say that at this point the seats you choose likely will not stick because there will likely be a number of equipment swaps between now and then. I think JFK-ARN and CPH would be prime candidates for the rumored 76Z configuration. That would mean you would have flatbeds then.
Aug 28, 2012, 5:20 pm
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The 763's BE seats are not cradle style, but is found in the A330, and any 747 not redone. Many complain about the 763's older seats, and if you want a full recline, etc, the 763 is not for you. Hope that yours has been converted to lie flat by then. I personally don't have any real problem with the old style seats... in fact I was scheduled for one next Feb, but they changed our aircraft. Good luck.
Aug 29, 2012, 7:09 am
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I've done some digging on this and haven't found anything recent on the best business class seats on the 767-300ER.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
I just booked a couple BE award tickets to Scandinavia (JFK-ARN and CPH-JFK) for next summer and the cabins are (unsurprisingly) empty, so I have my pick. Based on some other threads, it seems that Delta is upgrading this plane's BE seats to lie-flats, but that may not be completed by next year.
Assuming it's the old cradle seats, do the row 1 seats have any extra legroom or is it reduced by the bulkhead?
If anyone has flown this plane recently in business would be curious to get your take on what seats to pick.
Aug 29, 2012, 7:24 am
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if you wind up in the old configured 767, the only seat to pick, imho, is the bulkhead. There is no one in front of you to recline into your space and you still get the same legroom as if you were in any other BE seat. Only drawback in my book is the inability to stow personal items other then in the OHB during take-0ff and landing.
Aug 29, 2012, 7:40 am
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if you wind up in the old configured 767, the only seat to pick, imho, is the bulkhead. There is no one in front of you to recline into your space and you still get the same legroom as if you were in any other BE seat. Only drawback in my book is the inability to stow personal items other then in the OHB during take-0ff and landing.
Aug 29, 2012, 7:48 am
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Great info here. Thanks. I will pick 1 F/G. Not counting on the new lie-flats by then, but if we get those it'll be a nice bonus.
Booking so far in advance still seems a little crazy, but I haven't had much luck getting low-level BE awards to Europe during the summer season on good days without booking almost a year out.
Booking so far in advance still seems a little crazy, but I haven't had much luck getting low-level BE awards to Europe during the summer season on good days without booking almost a year out.
Aug 29, 2012, 8:23 am
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Aug 29, 2012, 8:41 am
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