Why no seat 1K?
Mar 15, 2018, 12:29 pm
#16
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In post 6 the OP was dictating what EK should and should not do as far as use of its fleet/seating goes. I have trouble seeing a reason why EK should not use its fleet as it best sees fit. There is a difference between asking why something is done and stating how it should be done
Anyway ...
Mar 15, 2018, 4:07 pm
#17
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On those flights where one F seat is not sold, does it mean that there are too many flying pilots ?
Mar 15, 2018, 8:37 pm
#18
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The flight in question (and every case where I have observed this) is operated by a 77W
Mar 15, 2018, 11:42 pm
#20
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Mar 15, 2018, 11:56 pm
#21
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Might be a line training flight with a training captain on board in addition to regular flight crew then. Never seen seat missing, I think they're usually just blocked
Mar 17, 2018, 3:01 am
#22
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I think these seats are reserved for cadet training. Whenever I’ve taken these flights (always to/from CPT so 777) this seat has been occupied by a youngish UAE national (~ 20 to 25 years old) in cockpit crew uniform who was in the cockpit for take off and landing but spent most of the rest of the flight in the blocked off seat 1K.
Mar 17, 2018, 4:52 am
#23
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I think these seats are reserved for cadet training. Whenever I’ve taken these flights (always to/from CPT so 777) this seat has been occupied by a youngish UAE national (~ 20 to 25 years old) in cockpit crew uniform who was in the cockpit for take off and landing but spent most of the rest of the flight in the blocked off seat 1K.
Mar 21, 2018, 10:32 am
#25
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On EK773 right now (CPT-DXB with CRC) and asked an FA about the crew rest. She said only the first flight (772/773) has it because of its departure time from DXB. So the other two flights have the blocked seats I guess, though she also mentioned about there being more pilots on one or something which could be the cause for the blocked seat. But basically the two later flights don't have a crew rest so they block seats for the crew's breaks.
Mar 24, 2018, 12:51 am
#28
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You guys are hilarious ...
Like someone explained, not all CPT flights have Crew Rest Compartments, there for they block 4 seats in economy and not 4 rows like someone mentioned for rest which is different then required horizontal rest for an Ultra Long flight i.e. US-AUS. Usually these flights have 3 flight crew , and rotate a small rest taken on a blocked F seats. Again this is due to the fact that not all CPT flights have a Crew Rest Compartment, same goes for NRT on the A380 where 6 seats are blocked in Y for cabin crew and one F suite for Flight deck.
Like someone explained, not all CPT flights have Crew Rest Compartments, there for they block 4 seats in economy and not 4 rows like someone mentioned for rest which is different then required horizontal rest for an Ultra Long flight i.e. US-AUS. Usually these flights have 3 flight crew , and rotate a small rest taken on a blocked F seats. Again this is due to the fact that not all CPT flights have a Crew Rest Compartment, same goes for NRT on the A380 where 6 seats are blocked in Y for cabin crew and one F suite for Flight deck.
Mar 28, 2018, 8:06 am
#29
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I know on MK flights, MRU - PER flights block the last rows for crew, with curtain for in flight rest due to no crew rest compartment available. I've been told also that on some Airbus aircraft, these crew rest compartment comes in the form of a cargo compartment itself that they load into the aircraft hold.
Mar 29, 2018, 2:40 am
#30
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I know on MK flights, MRU - PER flights block the last rows for crew, with curtain for in flight rest due to no crew rest compartment available. I've been told also that on some Airbus aircraft, these crew rest compartment comes in the form of a cargo compartment itself that they load into the aircraft hold.
QANTAS for their Aussie East Coast to Europe non stop flights is thinking about under floor bunks for economy pax or space to walk around and stretch.