Star Alliance C segments to experience
 

Im going to MEL to see my St Kilda Saints take home the premiership and im going on a ex-KEF CRWSTAR2. Im in sort of a rush on the way there and back but I've got a few days to play with.

What Star Alliance C segments do you recommend in terms of unusual planes and/or seats/service + other things that make them interesting?

These new planes comes to mind:

SQ 77W
SQ A388
LX A333
NZ B772
TK B77W
AC B77L
NH 77W

...im sure there are others to try. Any comments welcome!

I prefer NZ 747 to 777 in business.

SQ A345 is a good option - ultralong flight on great seats & service. There is a surcharge though :(

If you have to fly UA make sure it is their new C.

- I forgot SQ A345 in my list. I did SIN-LAX a few years ago in the SpaceBeds.

- NZ 747 is a good tip. What routes do they use that for? LHR-LAX i suppose?

- How do I see if a UA flight is new C with Expertflyer?

NH C is not lie-flat and is in a 2-3-2 config, but the service and catering has been excellent IME.

The new UA C is flying on the 767s and the majority of the 747s. New UA C is NOT on the 777.

Depends on the dates (seasonal variations). Sometimes LHR-LAX has 747 and LHR-HKG has 777, and sometimes the other way around. Other routes with 747 are LAX, SFO (sometimes), YVR (sometimes), BNE & MEL (trans-Tasman depends on loads & on-time arrival at AKL from longhaul whether 747 or 777).

Sitting in TG F lounge in HKG!

I tried TK70 IST-HKG on 77W last night and it was very good. Nice seat + impressive food but the service was not 100%. Flight was less than 50% full in C.

I've booked the AC 77L SYD-YVR and LX A333 on JFK-ZRH in two weeks.
LH A346 was nice on FRA-TLV and im doing HKG-BKK in TG F in 30 minutes.

Mrs Bjornstrom can't understand my hobby but im enjoying myself! :D

That's funny , I was about to post exactly the opposite - I prefer the feel of the cabin in the 777 , the old style overhead bins in the 744s make it feel more cluttered/cramped to me . Do you mind if I ask why you prefer the 744s ?

The 777 feels like a big dormitory, but on 747 I am (very nearly always) in the nose.

I changed my flight to NZ2 AKL-LAX to try the 777 on seat 7A. Comfy and private in the nose but they kept the lights on just above 6A/7A during nighttime so I had some problems sleeping. And the beds are pretty hard - they should put in a thicker mattress on it.

Service was top notch and food/wine also - like most flights on NZ!