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Royal Laurel Class offers a reverse herringbone layout of lie-flat (180 degree recline) seats in a 1 - 2 - 1 layout on all Boeing 777-300ERs. All 777-300ERs have been converted to Royal Laurel (77W/77N). New 77A will be added mid 2014.
Link to EVA 777-300ER Royal Laurel Class seat chart on SeatGuru
Link to Royal Laurel Class video
How to see the aircraft configuration for your flight (by asiadxer)
Also see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-asian-australian-south-pacific-airlines/1522241-everything-you-want-know-about-where-sit-eva-777-300-er-77n.html
Royal Laurel Class offers a reverse herringbone layout of lie-flat (180 degree recline) seats in a 1 - 2 - 1 layout on all Boeing 777-300ERs. All 777-300ERs have been converted to Royal Laurel (77W/77N). New 77A will be added mid 2014.
Link to EVA 777-300ER Royal Laurel Class seat chart on SeatGuru
Link to Royal Laurel Class video
How to see the aircraft configuration for your flight (by asiadxer)
Also see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-asian-australian-south-pacific-airlines/1522241-everything-you-want-know-about-where-sit-eva-777-300-er-77n.html
EVA to upgrade Premium Laurel Seats
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CAN, LAX, TPE
Programs: AA, AS, CI, DL, UA
Posts: 2,895
EVA to upgrade Premium Laurel Seats
As expected, it's been announced today. Good news for EVA users. Enjoy your flight.
We do not know if the Elite 40" will get adjusted back to 38" after the refurbish is finished. We also do not know if more Premium Laurel seats will be added or less. Also, we do not have the estimated starting and ending time for cabin refurbishing, but they usually don't take as long as China Airlines (so we won't have the Red Robin scenario).
Announced: 2010/11/18
Stock (#): EVA Airways (2618)
Subject: EVA Airways decides to cabin refurbish for Boeing 777-300ER
Details:
1. Decision made 2010/11/18
2. Company: EVA Airways
3. Relationship: Itself
4. Cross holding stock: Not applicable
5. Reason for change: Increase competitions for Boeing 777-300ER fleet
6. Solutions: Upgrade 15x Boeing 777-300ER Premium Laurel seats and AVOD
7. Notes: Not applicable
http://money.chinatimes.com/news/new...00170&cid=1203
12/10 - New route to Zhengzhou
12/18 - New route to Jinan
We do not know if the Elite 40" will get adjusted back to 38" after the refurbish is finished. We also do not know if more Premium Laurel seats will be added or less. Also, we do not have the estimated starting and ending time for cabin refurbishing, but they usually don't take as long as China Airlines (so we won't have the Red Robin scenario).
Announced: 2010/11/18
Stock (#): EVA Airways (2618)
Subject: EVA Airways decides to cabin refurbish for Boeing 777-300ER
Details:
1. Decision made 2010/11/18
2. Company: EVA Airways
3. Relationship: Itself
4. Cross holding stock: Not applicable
5. Reason for change: Increase competitions for Boeing 777-300ER fleet
6. Solutions: Upgrade 15x Boeing 777-300ER Premium Laurel seats and AVOD
7. Notes: Not applicable
http://money.chinatimes.com/news/new...00170&cid=1203
12/10 - New route to Zhengzhou
12/18 - New route to Jinan
#3
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hsinchu (Taiwan), Saigon, London
Programs: EVA (diamond), A3, BMI, VN
Posts: 2,960
Dave, from this and your other posts you're obviously an EVA insider! I'm curious to know a little more about your job.... Really good to have an insider onboard....
(Agree with your opinion about PL seats. Biggest problem I have is comfort, whether or not they are horizontal. They are just too hard.)
(Agree with your opinion about PL seats. Biggest problem I have is comfort, whether or not they are horizontal. They are just too hard.)
#6
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 53
wow... understatement of the decade?
when I started working for my company, I was a lowly associate who had to fly coach almost everywhere.(unless the flight is over 8 hours long) a few years ago, I had a small promotion that raise my salary just 7 percent. However, the bigger perk was that I became eligible to fly business class on all international flights.(even short international flights between Tokyo and Seoul ) The hardest flights are those 14-hour(or more) TPAC flights. Even in Singapore Air's new business class seats, the trip is just barely comfortable.
IMHO, the only way to fly in comfort is in a private jet, which I've done just once from Anchorage to Hong Kong.
#8
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: JFK
Posts: 150
Great that BR's upgrading business class seats (FINALLY!!) and hopefully this time seats will go TRUELY FLAT. There's no mentioning regarding what type of seats they'll be adapting but the article does say that they're working with a French company. Huh, interesting...
#9
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 53
They're not comfortable? Those seats are popular with travellers and seem very decent and spacious in pictures. I'd like to try out one day as I primarily fly AA and CX.
Great that BR's upgrading business class seats (FINALLY!!) and hopefully this time seats will go TRUELY FLAT. There's no mentioning regarding what type of seats they'll be adapting but the article does say that they're working with a French company. Huh, interesting...
Great that BR's upgrading business class seats (FINALLY!!) and hopefully this time seats will go TRUELY FLAT. There's no mentioning regarding what type of seats they'll be adapting but the article does say that they're working with a French company. Huh, interesting...
#10
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Market Harborough
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 319
Unfortunately, i've been stuck at the back of the bus the 2 trips i've been on SQ for (though A380 Y is a very nice place to be, especially with the impeccable service). I've heard that the new J seat is so wide you can't put both arms on the armrests at the same time
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,965
"...長榮航空也決議,將進行15架777-300ER客機桂冠艙座椅更換及影視系統更新等改艙作業,將採用法系品牌廠商產品,預計明年底後年初完成。 長榮強調,將可提升競爭力及777-300ER機隊服務品質..."
I wonder what this French seat company is. I guess they are ditching the Japanese company that falsefied the records?
I wonder if they were planning on this already or had to do this because of the debacle. It seems a little too soon for them to do the revamp - it is needed but just a little too soon by their standard, it seems.
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,965
Does the company require you to wave good-bye to the planes after they are pushed out? I have not flown BR for a long time but it seemed that was what they did the first many years.