Hello Kitty Route Changes
Oct 13, 2017, 10:00 am
#16
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Oct 14, 2017, 4:27 am
#18
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Oct 14, 2017, 10:31 am
#19
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Looking to use a Mileage Plus award to visit Singapore and Bali next June.
Of course one of the options is BR, to fly to SIN directly or to fly TPE-DPS.
I could buy a separate ticket for SIN-DPS or I can try to go to Bali first on the outbound on that TPE-DPS segment.
I think it's like a 5-hour flight and we know the A330s in the BR fleet don't have lie flats.
Is this flight tolerable in J for that length of time? Or would I be better off just buying my own SIN-DPS round trip and just use SFO-SIN for the TPAC as a round-trip?
I wondered about originating from DPS on the return but then the routing is horrible, like it takes over 30 hours with long layovers, so outbound is the only possibility.
Of course one of the options is BR, to fly to SIN directly or to fly TPE-DPS.
I could buy a separate ticket for SIN-DPS or I can try to go to Bali first on the outbound on that TPE-DPS segment.
I think it's like a 5-hour flight and we know the A330s in the BR fleet don't have lie flats.
Is this flight tolerable in J for that length of time? Or would I be better off just buying my own SIN-DPS round trip and just use SFO-SIN for the TPAC as a round-trip?
I wondered about originating from DPS on the return but then the routing is horrible, like it takes over 30 hours with long layovers, so outbound is the only possibility.
Oct 17, 2017, 9:11 am
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Oct 17, 2017, 10:47 pm
#21
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The footwell is still built under the screen to maximize space for the first row.
Oct 18, 2017, 7:57 am
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Supremely helpful as always. Thank you
Oct 23, 2017, 1:22 am
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Oct 23, 2017, 7:52 am
#24
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Curious what excites people about the HK flights. Do you just love HK or is there something more to it?
Not to demean those who do like HK, but I'd much prefer not to have that imagery all up in my face during a 14 hour flight.
Not to demean those who do like HK, but I'd much prefer not to have that imagery all up in my face during a 14 hour flight.
Oct 23, 2017, 8:12 am
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I didn't realize that ORD<->TPE was a Hello Kitty flight. I am booked on it at the end of December.
I guess it will be a bit of a novelty, though I wouldn't go out of my way to book it. From my cursory look, it doesn't seem to be such a big deal in Royal Laurel anyway.
I guess it will be a bit of a novelty, though I wouldn't go out of my way to book it. From my cursory look, it doesn't seem to be such a big deal in Royal Laurel anyway.
Oct 23, 2017, 9:53 am
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I didn't realize that ORD<->TPE was a Hello Kitty flight. I am booked on it at the end of December.
I guess it will be a bit of a novelty, though I wouldn't go out of my way to book it. From my cursory look, it doesn't seem to be such a big deal in Royal Laurel anyway.
I guess it will be a bit of a novelty, though I wouldn't go out of my way to book it. From my cursory look, it doesn't seem to be such a big deal in Royal Laurel anyway.
Oct 23, 2017, 10:58 am
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Not all ORD flights are Hello Kitty. Check http://www.evakitty.com/en/flight/timetable.aspx to see.
Should be interesting experience...
Oct 25, 2017, 7:07 am
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Oct 25, 2017, 10:17 am
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Missed this before, thanks. Odd that the timetable still shows it as an HK jet ex-TPE. EVA told me it is still scheduled 3x weekly out of ORD but that may have been just for the present.
Hope your rep was right. Not sure I can handle 15 hours of Hello Kitty next summer.
Hope your rep was right. Not sure I can handle 15 hours of Hello Kitty next summer.