United 777-300ER Houston-London: a route swap for 772?
Jun 2, 2017, 6:17 am
#16
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Ahh, it looks like they may quickly be stopping this. The June 1 return LHR->IAH may be the last on 77W. It has been turning around to go back to London, but the June 1 IAH->LHR is back to 77Y. We will know more in the next couple days after the weekend flight information is made available from UA.
Jun 2, 2017, 8:07 am
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Jun 2, 2017, 9:08 am
#21
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I suspect it's because they're down an sCO 772, so only options are IAH or EWR. And from a utilization perspective IAH-LHR makes sense; not so sure about IAH-EZE though.
Jan 16, 2018, 7:38 pm
#25
Join Date: Jan 2017
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I too have a flight coming up on UA880, currently showing 777-200 and was curious what United does with the seating chart? Currently I'm in 2D, but want to know if I would be better off picking another seat with the idea United will swap with the 777-300.
Jan 16, 2018, 9:14 pm
#26
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The odds of you having a 777-300 out of IAH are slim to none. All frames are essentially flying out of SFO, with the exception of the two flights out of EWR (TLV and NRT). An equipment sub here and there is so random (especially out of base), that you'd have better odds just going out and playing MegaMillions this week.
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Jan 17, 2018, 12:35 am
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I was on UA 880 that got switched from 772 to 77W on Sunday Jan 14.
The seatmap changed about 48 hours before the flight.
The 77W was flown in from ORD earlier in the day as a non-scheduled flight (empty flight).
We were in 11AB on the 772 and got moved to 11DG on the 77W.
The seatmap changed about 48 hours before the flight.
The 77W was flown in from ORD earlier in the day as a non-scheduled flight (empty flight).
We were in 11AB on the 772 and got moved to 11DG on the 77W.