EK 236 - which configuration?
Mar 23, 2019 | 12:49 pm
#1
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EK 236 - which configuration?
Hi, am planning a trip to Asia in July and will have to be in Chicago for work, so thought I would fly direct out of ORD. Does anyone know if the seats are full flat on EK 236 in J? Google Flights says angle flat but I know they're not always up to date.
It's a 13-hour flight to DXB so if it's not full flat, I may prefer to trek back to New York and fly out of there. Thanks for any advice!
It's a 13-hour flight to DXB so if it's not full flat, I may prefer to trek back to New York and fly out of there. Thanks for any advice!
Mar 23, 2019 | 1:55 pm
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Hi, am planning a trip to Asia in July and will have to be in Chicago for work, so thought I would fly direct out of ORD. Does anyone know if the seats are full flat on EK 236 in J? Google Flights says angle flat but I know they're not always up to date.
It's a 13-hour flight to DXB so if it's not full flat, I may prefer to trek back to New York and fly out of there. Thanks for any advice!
It's a 13-hour flight to DXB so if it's not full flat, I may prefer to trek back to New York and fly out of there. Thanks for any advice!
If it's any consolation, Google Flights is showings tonight's EK236 as angled when a lie flat aircraft operated the inbound.
Mar 24, 2019 | 1:18 am
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Obviously not wanting to diss ORD, but what would make it so special that EK 'wouldn't offer the full flat seats'? Only a very small fraction of EK's 77W's have the 'new J', so I think ORD is very lucky in getting them almost consistently! There are many equally (or dare I say even more) important EK destinations which have never seen the full flat J seats...
Mar 24, 2019 | 9:27 am
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For those interested: one can look at the 'route tracker on The EK Source ? Emirates News and Information to see the frames which have been used on any route (the default is the last 4 weeks). A6-EPV onwards have new J, A6-EQH onwards have new F (and new J). Although this is no guarantee, one gets a feel for what frames are used. For my 'home base', CPT, you will see that the pilots are usually called Wilbur and Orville, we almost always get EB or EC frames
