Nov 3, 2023, 9:29 am
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HA's official web page on the lie flats
24 aircraft converted: N360HA, N361HA, N370HA, N373HA, N374HA, N375HA, N378HA, N379HA, N380HA, N381HA, N382HA, N383HA, N384HA, N385HA, N386HA, N388HA, N389HA, N390HA, N391HA, N392HA, N393HA, N395HA, N396HA, N399HA
24 aircraft converted: N360HA, N361HA, N370HA, N373HA, N374HA, N375HA, N378HA, N379HA, N380HA, N381HA, N382HA, N383HA, N384HA, N385HA, N386HA, N388HA, N389HA, N390HA, N391HA, N392HA, N393HA, N395HA, N396HA, N399HA
Consolidated "Hawaiian Airlines A330" thread
Jun 18, 2014, 11:57 am
#346
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 26
azj was not definite on the number remaining, but evidently most of the A330s have already had their interior work done. Planes are leaving Seattle as flight 9992 and returning to Seattle about 4 days later as flight 9991. When this stops happening we may assume the interior refurbishing project has been completed.
Jun 18, 2014, 12:04 pm
#347
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 165
azj was not definite on the number remaining, but evidently most of the A330s have already had their interior work done. Planes are leaving Seattle as flight 9992 and returning to Seattle about 4 days later as flight 9991. When this stops happening we may assume the interior refurbishing project has been completed.
Jun 18, 2014, 12:45 pm
#349
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,576
azj was not definite on the number remaining, but evidently most of the A330s have already had their interior work done. Planes are leaving Seattle as flight 9992 and returning to Seattle about 4 days later as flight 9991. When this stops happening we may assume the interior refurbishing project has been completed.
Jun 18, 2014, 3:19 pm
#350
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
By the end of June, all of the A330's will have the extra legroom installed. In July, those seats are for sale as Preferred Seats (Rows 11-14, and 33-34), and starting August 1, they are for sale as Extra Comfort.
Jun 18, 2014, 4:00 pm
#351
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 26
Exactly. When a/c 395 was delivered late last year it was delivered in the new cabin concept, along with 396, 399 and 370. The rest all had to be modified and it sounds like the folks in PAE are doing 12. I believe Delta may have done one of them during a maintenance check in MSP earlier this year.
Bottom line, there is no way Saturday's flight 51 from New York will have a 330 with the old interior configuration.
Jun 18, 2014, 4:07 pm
#352
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,576
I did a quick check of FlightAware and of the 13 retrofit candidates, 11 have already visited Snohomish County, including 392, which has been there since Sunday. The other 2 planes, 382 and 383, visited MSP in the Spring and do not show a trip to Everett on the FlightAware site. 382 BTW evidently spent a few days in Seattle after returning from MSP. And, there is a report from a passenger who rode 382 that it has the new interior configuration. So, that leaves 383, which left LA today as flight 1 and as of this moment is scheduled to leave Honolulu this afternoon as flight 22 to Seattle. So, if 392 is on schedule to be released by this evening, then this would put 383 in position to go to Everett as the final retrofitted A330. If 392 is not ready, then HAL would probably return 383 back to HNL or OGG and then back to Seattle next day.
Bottom line, there is no way Saturday's flight 51 from New York will have a 330 with the old interior configuration.
Bottom line, there is no way Saturday's flight 51 from New York will have a 330 with the old interior configuration.
Jun 18, 2014, 5:05 pm
#353
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 26
Electrical power outlets on Extra Comfort
Per the HAL website:
*Electrical power outlets are being installed in phases and by rows and may not be available on all Extra Comfort seats by August.
Any news on progress of this installation? Where is this being done?
*Electrical power outlets are being installed in phases and by rows and may not be available on all Extra Comfort seats by August.
Any news on progress of this installation? Where is this being done?
Jun 18, 2014, 9:04 pm
#356
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 26
Thank Goodness for Extra Comfort
My wife and I have planned a trip LA-OGG later this year to celebrate a very special occasion. My wife was ecstatic to find out about the new Extra Comfort seats, and we immediately booked the trip - many months in advance in order to get the seats we wanted - 12A&B both directions.
My wife has health problems and sometimes, depending upon her condition, needs to travel with a portable oxygen concentrator, the larger model that may operate on battery on the plane but with AC power in the hotel. Although important for her health, this item is a major pain in the butt to carry in transit. Besides the bulky concentrator, including a wheeled stand which needs to be detached and stored on board, we are required to carry a very heavy box of batteries. Both the concentrator and battery box are required to be stored under the seat(s) in front of us. This eliminates the option for bulkhead seating, such as rows 11, 14, etc. Also, FAA rules require that the concentrator not block any other passenger's ability to exit, so my wife needs a window seat. Her health condition eliminates the possibility of an exit aisle.
The last time we flew on a HAL 330 in coach the concentrator would not fit nor operate properly under the seat in front of my wife. I had to wedge the contraption between my knees and against the seat in front of me the whole trip. Not very comfortable!
The extra 5 inches of leg room in Extra Comfort will be a blessing for us in case we have to bring a concentrator again. We are retired and really don't have the budget to fly first class, but we gladly will pay for the Extra Comfort upgrade.
The thing to keep in mind is that the Extra Comfort section not only serves people who desire extra comfort, but also people with special needs where a standard coach seat is especially problematic.
For those in first class concerned about the loss of ambience - we promise not to use your rest rooms or even stare at the backs of your heads! Hopefully some kind of screen or divider will make everyone happy.
My wife has health problems and sometimes, depending upon her condition, needs to travel with a portable oxygen concentrator, the larger model that may operate on battery on the plane but with AC power in the hotel. Although important for her health, this item is a major pain in the butt to carry in transit. Besides the bulky concentrator, including a wheeled stand which needs to be detached and stored on board, we are required to carry a very heavy box of batteries. Both the concentrator and battery box are required to be stored under the seat(s) in front of us. This eliminates the option for bulkhead seating, such as rows 11, 14, etc. Also, FAA rules require that the concentrator not block any other passenger's ability to exit, so my wife needs a window seat. Her health condition eliminates the possibility of an exit aisle.
The last time we flew on a HAL 330 in coach the concentrator would not fit nor operate properly under the seat in front of my wife. I had to wedge the contraption between my knees and against the seat in front of me the whole trip. Not very comfortable!
The extra 5 inches of leg room in Extra Comfort will be a blessing for us in case we have to bring a concentrator again. We are retired and really don't have the budget to fly first class, but we gladly will pay for the Extra Comfort upgrade.
The thing to keep in mind is that the Extra Comfort section not only serves people who desire extra comfort, but also people with special needs where a standard coach seat is especially problematic.
For those in first class concerned about the loss of ambience - we promise not to use your rest rooms or even stare at the backs of your heads!
Hopefully some kind of screen or divider will make everyone happy.
Jul 23, 2014, 1:02 pm
#357
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CMH
Posts: 100
Check for upgraded A330
Flying on HA 12 and HA 17 in the next week or so, safe to assume that we will get on upgraded A330's?
Jul 23, 2014, 1:36 pm
#358
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
Jul 30, 2014, 7:00 pm
#360
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Maryland (DC suburbs)
Posts: 3
Any word yet on the power outlet installations?! We're flying in the new "extra comfort" section on Aug 8th LAX - HNL and that was one reason why we booked those seats.