B777-300ERs to replace the A340 [rumour confirmed]
Sep 4, 2016, 5:42 pm
#317
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If this would have happened. The flight was cancelled short notice and will now depart as LX7178 on Monday 5Sep 11:30. Different information was given about the reason. One lounge attendant mentioned "technical problem" whilst another one said "pilot's problem and no replacement available".
Sep 4, 2016, 5:53 pm
#318
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If this would have happened. The flight was cancelled short notice and will now depart as LX7178 on Monday 5Sep 11:30. Different information was given about the reason. One lounge attendant mentioned "technical problem" whilst another one said "pilot's problem and no replacement available".
HB-JND en route now from HKG is planned to fly LX7178.
HB-JNC is now planned for YUL.
Sep 4, 2016, 11:37 pm
#319
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....But seriously of the A340 will be 2-4-2 with new IFE and wifi, there will be some initial cheering and then the avalanche of complaints regarding downgrades to the 777 will start to roll.
Sep 5, 2016, 8:29 pm
#320
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I can already say I hate this flight time. Difficult to find sleep on the departure around noon and now suffering in my meetings because of tiredness. I think the night flight is the selling point of LX over SQ for this route.
Sep 5, 2016, 11:41 pm
#321
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On the 12 hour leg, you don't have to sleep at noon, you go to sleep around 4pm and then are much better synced against jetlag for the very same day.
Sep 7, 2016, 11:20 pm
#322
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But unfortunately I felt asleep only for about 2,5hrs because I cannot really sleep at 4PM usually.
Sep 8, 2016, 7:27 am
#323
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Oct 27, 2016, 8:07 am
#324
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So the original order of 6 77W was finally bumped to 10 aircraft this week: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...300351496.html
Oct 31, 2016, 9:09 am
#325
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4 more of these 
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I hope that now that even OS accepted the PE way of flying that LX won't put these things into service only to the revoke them later to put in a PE ... that would be revolting.
....I hope that now that even OS accepted the PE way of flying that LX won't put these things into service only to the revoke them later to put in a PE ... that would be revolting.
Jan 15, 2017, 2:23 pm
#328
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I can see the new 777-300ER scheduled for LX38 in May.
I can book the new Swiss Business Class or Virgin Atlantic UC before deval for this flight.
Heart says Swiss, brain says Virgin as redmeptions go up from 50k to 70k each way from tomorrow
How good is the new Swiss Product?
I can book the new Swiss Business Class or Virgin Atlantic UC before deval for this flight.
Heart says Swiss, brain says Virgin as redmeptions go up from 50k to 70k each way from tomorrow
How good is the new Swiss Product?
Jan 15, 2017, 2:33 pm
#329
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Jan 15, 2017, 2:35 pm
#330
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I can see the new 777-300ER scheduled for LX38 in May.
I can book the new Swiss Business Class or Virgin Atlantic UC before deval for this flight.
Heart says Swiss, brain says Virgin as redmeptions go up from 50k to 70k each way from tomorrow
How good is the new Swiss Product?
I can book the new Swiss Business Class or Virgin Atlantic UC before deval for this flight.
Heart says Swiss, brain says Virgin as redmeptions go up from 50k to 70k each way from tomorrow
How good is the new Swiss Product?