EL AL business class
May 1, 2016, 7:20 am
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Oct 1, 2016, 10:36 am
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I'm considering booking LHR-TLV-LHR in business class for an older family member. She needs to be able to have her feet elevated so I'm wondering if "angled flat" still means she could lie back and be able to put something under her legs to keep the blood from pooling in her feet. It's really hard to find good pictures/descriptions of what the business class looks like on that; I'm pretty sure from the seating chart that it's the 777-200ER v1. Can anyone offer some insight?
Oct 1, 2016, 10:51 am
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I'm considering booking LHR-TLV-LHR in business class for an older family member. She needs to be able to have her feet elevated so I'm wondering if "angled flat" still means she could lie back and be able to put something under her legs to keep the blood from pooling in her feet. It's really hard to find good pictures/descriptions of what the business class looks like on that; I'm pretty sure from the seating chart that it's the 777-200ER v1. Can anyone offer some insight?
Oct 1, 2016, 11:00 am
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If, indeed, it is a 777-200 she will be fine. However, El Al is known to change its planes and if she winds up with a 737 it will NOT be a lie flat seat and, in fact, lowering the foot rest on the 737s requires some very strong leg muscles.
I have never flown LY into London but I have taken it to Amsterdam, which is not all that far away, and had 737s in both directions.
I have never flown LY into London but I have taken it to Amsterdam, which is not all that far away, and had 737s in both directions.
Oct 1, 2016, 1:34 pm
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If, indeed, it is a 777-200 she will be fine. However, El Al is known to change its planes and if she winds up with a 737 it will NOT be a lie flat seat and, in fact, lowering the foot rest on the 737s requires some very strong leg muscles.
I have never flown LY into London but I have taken it to Amsterdam, which is not all that far away, and had 737s in both directions.
I have never flown LY into London but I have taken it to Amsterdam, which is not all that far away, and had 737s in both directions.
Oct 2, 2016, 12:20 am
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Nothing is guaranteed at the moment.
LHR isn't immune to the last minute aircraft/airline changes into one of the leased ones.
LHR isn't immune to the last minute aircraft/airline changes into one of the leased ones.
Oct 2, 2016, 12:48 am
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Oct 2, 2016, 6:03 am
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I have had flown LY 744 and 777 on routes from Europe certain times and the J seat was the old angle flat, Like the ones they have to BKK&HKG...
I didn't fly J with El al to the US for almost 6-7 years now...
So They have another seat to JFK/EWR? Or is it the old seat just with the feature for lie flat?
What about LAX?
BTW: How can anyone justifies LY prices to US? They are always 2-3k$ more then the competition or am I missing something?
I didn't fly J with El al to the US for almost 6-7 years now...
So They have another seat to JFK/EWR? Or is it the old seat just with the feature for lie flat?
What about LAX?
BTW: How can anyone justifies LY prices to US? They are always 2-3k$ more then the competition or am I missing something?
Oct 9, 2016, 7:08 am
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Oct 9, 2016, 1:25 pm
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Sorry for changing the subject abruptly, but can anyone comment on the Biz service to/from Athens, Greece?
Is it like US domestic F, or Europe biz?
Is it like US domestic F, or Europe biz?
Oct 9, 2016, 1:35 pm
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I can't talk about Athens but I have flown this summer to Sofia and Bucharest, which are not very far from Athens and the seating was far superior to US domestic F.
Jan 6, 2017, 9:08 am
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Are flights from JFK/EWR all have the newer seats? I think the 747s do, but it is unclear if the 777 have the newer seats.
I don't usually fly LY because of the inferior hard product, but may have to due to availbility
I don't usually fly LY because of the inferior hard product, but may have to due to availbility
