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Mar 5, 2014, 10:16 am
#61
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Mar 5, 2014, 10:59 am
#63
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Location: BTS/VIE
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Mar 5, 2014, 11:11 am
#64
Join Date: Nov 2008
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What routes is this on and when will we be seeing it?
Mar 5, 2014, 11:17 am
#65
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I have to say, from the pictures, Air France premium economy seems much better looking...
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Mar 5, 2014, 1:22 pm
#67
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That's not too bad looking actually. Surprised it took them that long!
Mar 5, 2014, 1:37 pm
#68
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Part of the delay was attributed to the new Business Class rollout. LH did not want to risk losing too many people from the old biz to the new Y+. Now with the calendar set for all the aircraft to get new biz by middle of next year, there will be less and less old C to compete against the new Y+. Actually its almost a perfect overlap and transition. If theres anything to blame its perhaps being a bit late to launch new Biz, but a lot of that hinged on the 748 as well.
Mar 5, 2014, 2:27 pm
#70
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IMHO one big miss for this new product is not having a real divider and curtain between the new Premium Economy and regular Y, which is something I believe the majority of airlines with a real Premium Economy product (BA, VS, QF, CX) do. I'm assuming LH did this to preserve the amount of space lost. However, having flown long haul several times on CX in Premium Economy, having a divider and curtain makes a big difference-- it creates a separate cabin that is quieter and more private, and reduces the amount of foot traffic going past your seat.
In fact the first 748 will be rolled out in October, but only go on sale starting December. So elites will be able to access E/CL for free for about 6 weeks @:-)
Mar 5, 2014, 2:41 pm
#71
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Mar 5, 2014, 3:47 pm
#72
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Mar 5, 2014, 5:49 pm
#73
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The Premium Economy Amenity Kit:
