Cabin Retrofit status on TG's 747s

Old Jan 9, 2013, 8:11 pm
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TGA cabin retrofit is completed.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 1:20 am
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Originally Posted by Bibbydome
Would appreciate anyone letting me know weather my upcoming flights will be or might be in new or old F.

15th Jan TG476 SYD-BKK
15th Jan TG640 BKK-NRT
18th Jan TG641 NRT-BKK
18th Jan TG475 BKK-SYD

Many thanks in Advance.
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I've checked on SABRE for you.

TG476 - 10F config
TG640 - 10F config
TG641 - 10F config
TG475 - 10F config

BKKROP is (once again) completely incorrect by suggesting that TGZ (suites config) is operating on this route on your dates. As it currently stands (direct from Thai's reservation system) - all 10F old but not oldest config.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by dazz81
As it currently stands (direct from Thai's reservation system) - all 10F old but not oldest config.
Do you mean on those particular dates or generally? FWIW, and only as a data point rather than a generalization, I took 640 a few weeks ago (mid-December) and had new suites. As I wrote in another thread, they were lovely.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 11:53 pm
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i mean what the OP asked of course. i don't stuff around with nonsense rubbish posts.
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Old Jan 11, 2013, 12:31 am
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TG640/TG641 was running suites consistently prior to the new year. Since then, suites have not run at all on that route. I would say there is no consistency and it is the TG lottery in full swing.
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Old Jan 11, 2013, 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by dazz81
i mean what the OP asked of course. i don't stuff around with nonsense rubbish posts.
Thanks all for your replies to my question.
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Old Jan 12, 2013, 3:24 pm
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Tell me, please, HS-TGN C-lass is new or old style for 13 Jan SYD-BKK?

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Old Jan 19, 2013, 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by travelislife
Just a pity they haven't gone with the new A380/777 business product, I know the 747 isn't rated for the seat, all the same still a bit sad to be spending the money installing a new seat which is already behind the competition.
I don't think that TG didn't want to install the same C seats as on A380 and 777-300ER (not 9W ones). However, those seats are not certified for B747. So TG seems to have no choice but to pick updated C slope lie-flat instead of fully flat bed as on A380 & 777-300ER.
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Old Jan 19, 2013, 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by timmynl
I don't think that TG didn't want to install the same C seats as on A380 and 777-300ER (not 9W ones). However, those seats are not certified for B747. So TG seems to have no choice but to pick updated C slope lie-flat instead of fully flat bed as on A380 & 777-300ER.
I suspect you are absolutely correct.

The 777-200ER/-300 J seats (and now the updated 747-400 J seats) are OK for a flight up to 7 or 8 hours or so, IMHO, but any further and their inability to go flat (let alone horizontal) is an issue. I find they're ok if you want to sleep on your back, but not so good for sleeping on your side. Really, I preferred the "7443" J seats.

The A380 J seats are very nice and I think will be great for long flights. Maybe a fraction on the narrow side, but I doubt this will be much of an issue.
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Old Jan 20, 2013, 4:44 am
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Tg roulette

So when all six are done it appears that the routes they will most likely ply are not withstanding equipment swaps

Munich
London both flights
Tokyo
Hong Kong

Now I assume this eats up the entire six frames.

Then it looks like 77w jet airways some are going back but not all yet, maybe 3 as Paris swaps to a380, so Frankfurt keeps 77w with first and Haneda, and on Sundays it seems to bru as well, so this would require 3 frames I think
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Old Jan 20, 2013, 9:42 pm
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SYD seems to be getting a new F 747 occasionally also...
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Old Jan 20, 2013, 10:29 pm
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Originally Posted by qasr
SYD seems to be getting a new F 747 occasionally also...
nope, not anymore., they did in December but the 3 frames are serving Munich, Milan, Hong Kong and Rome at the moment.
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Old Jan 23, 2013, 1:37 am
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LHR/BKK/LHR

Dummy bookings for later this years show 747(all series) with seat plan of 9 (suites?)
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Old Jan 25, 2013, 11:47 am
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I just got jacked from TG. Was on the TG935 on 777-300 leased from 9W in the F suites for this July and they've switched out to the TG 777-300ER with the two class config and dropped me from First to Biz. They did this one day after I booked it.
You can say I'm more than bummed.

If I can rebook on TG911 which is showing a 747 aircraft for July, but is currently running the A340. What's the realistic chances this would be the upgraded 747 in F for July LHR-BKK?

Did I mention this really sucks?
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Old Jan 26, 2013, 7:40 pm
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Do TGK/L/M/N still have the old 14F?
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