Jun 17, 2019, 5:17 am
Last edit by: Nick Art
LX A340 refurbishment timeline
HB-JMH : 06DEC18 - 06MAR19
HB-JMI : 07MAR19 - 25APR19
HB-JMC : 26APR19 - 18JUN19
HB-JMB : 11DEC19 - 20JAN 20
HB-JMA : 30OCT19 - 11DEC19
HB-JMH : 06DEC18 - 06MAR19
HB-JMI : 07MAR19 - 25APR19
HB-JMC : 26APR19 - 18JUN19
HB-JMB : 11DEC19 - 20JAN 20
HB-JMA : 30OCT19 - 11DEC19
A340 refurbishment
Jan 12, 2022 | 2:09 am
#481
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Certain a343s do not have belts on the ottomans, and the crew would not allow face to face dining on these. B773s have additional inside window settings, while a343s just have the regular windows. There must be further minor differences. (In C, I noticed that the electrical plugs where not located at the same place on a343s and b773s, although the seats look very similar.)
Jan 12, 2022 | 5:29 am
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Certain a343s do not have belts on the ottomans, and the crew would not allow face to face dining on these. B773s have additional inside window settings, while a343s just have the regular windows. There must be further minor differences. (In C, I noticed that the electrical plugs where not located at the same place on a343s and b773s, although the seats look very similar.)
bawm
Feb 14, 2022 | 2:05 am
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Question relating to A340-300
So we just flew in to Singapore from Zurich.
It was a good flight, only 25 passengers across the whole aircraft. Food service was great with plenty of snack runs through the night, including ice cream and sandwiches.
Anyway, what I wanted to ask was this..
Why do the middle row of Y seats have foot rest and leg rests while the window rows do not? Like I said, it wasn't an issue as the flight was empty and we could move where we wanted, I'm just interested to know why.. HB-JMA, if it helps
Thanks
It was a good flight, only 25 passengers across the whole aircraft. Food service was great with plenty of snack runs through the night, including ice cream and sandwiches.
Anyway, what I wanted to ask was this..
Why do the middle row of Y seats have foot rest and leg rests while the window rows do not? Like I said, it wasn't an issue as the flight was empty and we could move where we wanted, I'm just interested to know why.. HB-JMA, if it helps
Thanks
Aug 15, 2022 | 8:25 am
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One of the A340 now moving from LX to Edelweiss - pity the money spend on refurbishment. LX brings back an A330 from storage instead
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-...n-edelweiss-ab
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-...n-edelweiss-ab
Aug 15, 2022 | 9:40 am
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Aug 15, 2022 | 9:46 am
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Aug 15, 2022 | 8:55 pm
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Aug 16, 2022 | 9:39 am
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WK will most likely install their own onboard product with the weird Y+ in front and the smaller J in the middle setup. It is such a shame that it is being ripped out so soon. Maybe some of the seats can be reused for the A330 refurbishment, although we are supposed to get a new F, C and Y product there...
Or maybe they could leave the LX interior and finally start their flights to HNL. (The WK setup is to dense and the A343s lack the range with that many PAX that the WK layout allows). Although this additional A343 is supposed to help take up pre-Covid routes again, so I guess it will be configured with the WK layout.
Or maybe they could leave the LX interior and finally start their flights to HNL. (The WK setup is to dense and the A343s lack the range with that many PAX that the WK layout allows). Although this additional A343 is supposed to help take up pre-Covid routes again, so I guess it will be configured with the WK layout.
Last edited by Nick Art; Aug 16, 2022 at 9:48 am
Sep 2, 2022 | 6:16 am
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Sep 2, 2022 | 6:37 am
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I don't see any problem tbh. Expanding long-haul on WK worked pretty well imho. I really don't think F could be removed on enough routes without at least loosing out on some F demand to warrant such a sub-fleet approach. Also the thought of B789s at LX sends shivers down my spine.
