Economy Plus- Does anyone know when/if the 757-300 planes will be refitted?
Sep 9, 2012, 5:08 pm
#31
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Apologies for the month-old necro.
I'm flying an SFO-KOA-SFO MR this week and was curious about the entertainment status on the retrofitted 757-300 planes with E+. Is it an overhead TV or personal IFE? (This loosely translates into "How many podcasts do I save to my iPod"
I'm flying an SFO-KOA-SFO MR this week and was curious about the entertainment status on the retrofitted 757-300 planes with E+. Is it an overhead TV or personal IFE? (This loosely translates into "How many podcasts do I save to my iPod"
Sep 17, 2012, 4:43 pm
#32
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I just flew on one of the reconfigured 757-300. It appears that the E+ section is pretty small. Only about half of the area forward of the Exit Row is designated as Economy Plus. A bit disappointing considering how large the plane is compared to the 757-200. I would have thought they would have at least converted the entire section ahead of the first exit row to be E+
On the upside, the seats were more comfortable than on other CO planes.
On the upside, the seats were more comfortable than on other CO planes.
Sep 17, 2012, 4:56 pm
#33
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https://sites.google.com/site/united...eing-757-300-e
UA's 752 is 50 E+ and 108 E- -- ratio not too dis-similar
https://sites.google.com/site/united...7-200-domestic
Sep 26, 2012, 1:24 pm
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is there a log of the progress anywhere as to which and how many 753's have been E+ converted so far and when is the expected completion? i'm on a SFO-KOA flight upcoming that is still showing the non-converted seat map.
Sep 26, 2012, 3:05 pm
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But 8/21 of the 753 need to be converted before its 100% complete so its a 61% chance that you'll have E+
Sep 26, 2012, 4:48 pm
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E+ Progress Just click on the 757-300 link and it will show details about which birds have and have not gone through the E+ conversion
But 8/21 of the 753 need to be converted before its 100% complete so its a 61% chance that you'll have E+
But 8/21 of the 753 need to be converted before its 100% complete so its a 61% chance that you'll have E+
Sep 27, 2012, 1:46 pm
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Sep 27, 2012, 4:32 pm
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only ETOPS rated planes can make the flight to Hawaii. (it's the longest overwater flight with no place to divert to in the world, remember that when you place your guess in the halfway to Hawaii game).
So, the roll of the dice sounds like a sure thing if the fleet site is accurate.
Please post your experience after the flight.
-David