"Special" Domestic Equipment Swap (744/77W) Thread
Jul 28, 2017, 11:41 am
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Jul 28, 2017, 11:58 am
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Jul 28, 2017, 1:00 pm
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Jul 28, 2017, 1:03 pm
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Jul 28, 2017, 1:13 pm
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Since it's still over four hours to departure, some standbys have yet to check in.
Jul 28, 2017, 1:54 pm
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My wife and I booked 16J/K right when The Points Guy posted the story. We've never been on the upper deck of a 747 before, so this will be a great "first and last" experience!
Jul 28, 2017, 1:56 pm
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International, no, there's still a couple months left. Domestic, perhaps, but most of us here think UA will probably give it one or two more special flights.
Jul 28, 2017, 1:58 pm
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Certainly not international - UA 747s will continue to operate multiple routes through the end of October (29-Oct). There is speculation there will be a more orderly domestic "farewell flight" afterwards, but nothing confirmed. I think this was a "normal" extra section to position the aircraft and then someone higher up at UA noticed that the F and J cabins sold out practically overnight. They were loaded into the system with last-seat O and I inventory, which is typical of the usual "we had to dump an extra load of seats one week out, doubt we can sell them" approach.
Jul 28, 2017, 2:03 pm
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t according to flight trackers. UA2582 is due into ORD gate C18 and UA2704 is due out of the same gate a short while after scheduled arrival.
t according to flight trackers. UA2582 is due into ORD gate C18 and UA2704 is due out of the same gate a short while after scheduled arrival.
Jul 28, 2017, 2:12 pm
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Interesting.. N127UA seems to be on the ground in ORD. Flew in empty from SFO last night. Meanwhile N118UA flew FAT-ADW this morning, and isn't actually assigned to UA2582 yet. I wonder if they.. flew in a backup plane? I'm confused, as they seem to be turning this into much more of an event, maybe after they decided to have some media presence 