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Old Dec 17, 2010, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by Nick_USA
How on earth are all the HON (non lites) going to be able to maintain their status with fewer F seats. Does this mean there will be an HON fight to get F seats and the extra miles that goes with them
It might become even easier in the future. For the current product many HONs paid BIZ and upgraded to F using SWU, eVoucher, Miles and Promos. So only 225% distance miles counted for the status. In the future with a better F product there might be enough value to pay $$$ for that product, resulting in 325% distance miles that will be added to the HON account.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
My flights after 20 April still show 16 seats in F.
Interesting. Which route(s)?
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by TRAVELSIG
Ah ok- that makes sense- will make for a very nice 744 however.
absolutely...
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 9:06 am
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Both my flights in June FRA-JFK and EWR-FRA has changed from 16 seats to 8 seats. First it complicated things a little because my former preferred seats was a windows, but after changing it to aisle seat I could easy select my new seat. I will go for row 82 now that no neighbor is guaranteed

Even if the changed seat map just mean a guaranteed blocked seat next to me, I am happy ^

With some luck they will even be on LH`s revamped old F
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by LHPII
All 10 B744's destined for revamp will be done from april till the end of 2011.
I'm curious what actual changes we'll see in April. Blocked seat on the same aircraft? They could progressively swap the aircraft with retrofitted ones that are freed up by A380s... We'll have to wait for more info.

I'm booked on LH738 mid-April with 16 in F and at the end of the month back on LH739, with 8 seats in F. I'm not expecting anything other than a blocked seat, but I wouldn't mind the new cabin.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by dre_techie
I'm curious what actual changes we'll see in April. Blocked seat on the same aircraft? They could progressively swap the aircraft with retrofitted ones that are freed up by A380s... We'll have to wait for more info.

I'm booked on LH738 mid-April with 16 in F and at the end of the month back on LH739, with 8 seats in F. I'm not expecting anything other than a blocked seat, but I wouldn't mind the new cabin.
knowing LH i would not expect anything more then a blocked seat for a while now....which again is better then nothing
LHPII maybe could give us some new info besides what we know already
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 11:13 am
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Originally Posted by sentom
i think it was weight issues on the upper deck why they couldn't just put the A380 seats up there
"You" think?
I wonder where you read that piece of info?
Perhaps yesterday, somewhere?
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by sentom
i think it was weight issues on the upper deck why they couldn't just put the A380 seats up there... 748 will be a different story though...
The F cabin on the 748 will be on the main deck.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by Flyingfox
"You" think?
I wonder where you read that piece of info?
Perhaps yesterday, somewhere?
not yesterday, weeks ago...

Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
The F cabin on the 748 will be on the main deck.
that's why i wrote 748 will be a different story...
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by sentom
that's why i wrote 748 will be a different story...
I see. I thought you meant the floor of the 748 would be built like the 380.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 2:26 pm
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Originally Posted by divjan
knowing LH i would not expect anything more then a blocked seat for a while now....which again is better then nothing
LHPII maybe could give us some new info besides what we know already
......according to new products phase-in chart I have 10 744's should start receiving a new First cabin as of April 2011, so at the beginning you can expect nothing more then a blocked window seat. All 10 aircraft are to receive the new F class by/through the winter 2011/2012. Aircraft will be done also during dummer months.

Originally Posted by TRAVELSIG
I was told they are converting 744 to the same seats as 380- however how long that takes is a different story.
No,seat is not the same as on A380s, it is the current seat or better say only platform/ actuator is the same. Everything else is new. New design, padding, and seat shape which is in the line with new First class seat.

Window seat is not made into a bed mode or similar, but it is rather taken out completely and instead LH put in a proper bed.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 4:07 pm
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Originally Posted by IMH
Interesting. Which route(s)?
sfo, lax & bkk (twice)

I notice BKK no longer seems to have F awards available.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 4:38 pm
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 4:41 pm
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Originally Posted by sentom
not yesterday, weeks ago...
Yeah, sure - and you've only just brought it up now? How coincidental.
Ha ha ha.
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Old Dec 17, 2010, 5:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Flyingfox
Yeah, sure - and you've only just brought it up now? How coincidental.
Ha ha ha.
as a matter of fact, I think I remember it being mentioned somewhere on this board quite some time ago.
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