737-300 retirements??
Jun 28, 2016, 10:53 pm
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737-300 retirements??
I'll be on the evening flight from AUS to EWR late September and it is scheduled to be on a 737-300. I did this back in January and was sans TV/Wifi or as the pilot put it "We're flying across the country as the pioneers did...without WIFI" I know that they are beginning to retire their 300s. How likely is it that they will upgrade my flight to a 700 or 800?
Jun 29, 2016, 8:49 am
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I'll be on the evening flight from AUS to EWR late September and it is scheduled to be on a 737-300. I did this back in January and was sans TV/Wifi or as the pilot put it "We're flying across the country as the pioneers did...without WIFI" I know that they are beginning to retire their 300s. How likely is it that they will upgrade my flight to a 700 or 800?
Jun 29, 2016, 12:54 pm
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While most of the 300s received Evolve (increases income), none received wifi (no income benefit).
Retirement has been pushed up due to training and labor issues with the pilots union, but the 300s will likely still be around until late 2017. My best guess is that the OPs chance of his flight being on a 300 three months from now is high.
Retirement has been pushed up due to training and labor issues with the pilots union, but the 300s will likely still be around until late 2017. My best guess is that the OPs chance of his flight being on a 300 three months from now is high.
Jun 29, 2016, 11:43 pm
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While most of the 300s received Evolve (increases income), none received wifi (no income benefit).
Retirement has been pushed up due to training and labor issues with the pilots union, but the 300s will likely still be around until late 2017. My best guess is that the OPs chance of his flight being on a 300 three months from now is high.
Retirement has been pushed up due to training and labor issues with the pilots union, but the 300s will likely still be around until late 2017. My best guess is that the OPs chance of his flight being on a 300 three months from now is high.
Jul 4, 2016, 11:39 pm
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Jul 4, 2016, 11:45 pm
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If the free TV and wifi is really that important to you then yes. But entertainment wise I would just load up my laptop or iPad with movies which is what I always do anyway wifi or not.