No more F on some LX flights (ZRH-PVG A333)
Just had a reservation to PVG in December get downgraded to J. Called SWISS and they told me they don't have an F cabin on this flight anymore. I see F is available one day a week on the A340 but not other days on the A330. The flight was originally supposed to be an A340, so looks like an equipment change. But I thought all A330s have an F cabin and did not know anything about LX taking away F cabin from their aircraft?
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F is being used as Crew Rest on long 330 flights |
Is it a union requirement for use of F instead of setting aside a few J seats?'
@ung1 would they allow a switch to LH F as substitute? |
Originally Posted by Yoshi212
(Post 31407292)
Is it a union requirement for use of F instead of setting aside a few J seats?'
@ung1 would they allow a switch to LH F as substitute? |
Originally Posted by daumueller
(Post 31407255)
F is being used as Crew Rest on long 330 flights |
Originally Posted by ung1
(Post 31407344)
I actually had no idea they were using 330s on the longer flights - is that something new? Thought they were only on US East Coast and ME/India & NBO/DAR.
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
(Post 31408979)
I don‘t think they have enough 340s to serve all existing routes esp since LX288/289 spend 10+hr on the ground in JNB. An interesting explanation of how it works in this post.
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We have been moved to LH from LX as well on a December trip to PVG. Our routing is now LHR-ZHR-FRA-PVG. Our return flight i first is still on LX in first.
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Originally Posted by Truffles
(Post 31410876)
We have been moved to LH from LX as well on a December trip to PVG. Our routing is now LHR-ZHR-FRA-PVG. Our return flight i first is still on LX in first.
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Yeah some strange stuff is was going on with equipment schedule due to the A340 refurbishment, but the refurbishment should be done in December 2019.
From 2020 when the two new 777s have been delivered the issue of downgrading flights to PVG and JNB from an A340 to an A330 will not be a problem anymore hopefully. |
Originally Posted by ung1
(Post 31410927)
Did you have to or want to go via both ZRH and FRA? Anyway wouldn't be possible for us due to the limited schedule between Xmas and NY. Flight back in LX in F but that was booked from SIN so no change.
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Originally Posted by Truffles
(Post 31411269)
We weren't given the option. We thought about asking for LHR-FRA direct, but then decided we'd quite like the opportunity to try the LX First class lounge in ZRH. One slightly annoying part is that the ZRH-FRA leg is in Z, so I don't get as many points as in C/D/J.
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Originally Posted by ung1
(Post 31410927)
Did you have to or want to go via both ZRH and FRA? Anyway wouldn't be possible for us due to the limited schedule between Xmas and NY. Flight back in LX in F but that was booked from SIN so no change.
Originally Posted by ung1
(Post 31411286)
Strange because your A class (if it was) should have had all the intra europe segments in J. We were downgraded to J on the long haul and after getting it switched to LH, it is now in F instead of A.
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Originally Posted by Truffles
(Post 31411292)
Yes, I thought it strange. LHR-ZRH is still in J.
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Originally Posted by Truffles
(Post 31410876)
We have been moved to LH from LX as well on a December trip to PVG. Our routing is now LHR-ZHR-FRA-PVG. Our return flight i first is still on LX in first.
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Originally Posted by demue
(Post 31413663)
In that case, did you ask about routing you LHR-FRA-PVG? Unless you want to go via ZHR this seems a bit of a time waster and a sensible agent would have offered that routing to an F pax.
As I indicated in a previous post, we thought about it and decided that we would quite like the opportunity to sample the ZRH first class lounge as well as the FRA first class lounge in one day. Maybe I will see sense nearer the date of travel. |
Originally Posted by Truffles
(Post 31414051)
We were notified by email. I did ring them but was told that the file was still being worked on and could involve further changes, so we left it at that. A week or so later now, and it is clear it wasn't changed further. I guess moving four first class passengers around isn't too easy (thank you Swiss for the astonishing pricing for flights ex LHR for two people in first sold a few months ago).
As I indicated in a previous post, we thought about it and decided that we would quite like the opportunity to sample the ZRH first class lounge as well as the FRA first class lounge in one day. Maybe I will see sense nearer the date of travel. |
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