China Flights are now 747s?
Apr 13, 2010, 10:42 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: PEK, SEA
Programs: United 1KMM; Hyatt Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 113
China Flights are now 747s?
I noticed that PEK<->SFO and PVG<->SFO flights are now 747s. Is this a perm change or just temporary?
Apr 13, 2010, 10:51 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Cleveland
Programs: SPG Plat, UA 1k, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 122
I think it is just for the summer season. Last year it was ORD-PVG 747, it just all depends
Apr 13, 2010, 10:52 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YYZ/HKG
Programs: AA/EP, PC/RA
Posts: 1,119
Most china flights have always been on 747s
Apr 13, 2010, 11:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: UA 1K/1MM; HH Diamond; GM for everything else
Posts: 544
Apr 13, 2010, 11:28 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: UA-1K, Hertz-Gold, Marriott-Gold, PC-Platinum, SPG
Posts: 2,777
Well, that means it will be even harder to get those new C upgrades in advance to PEK and PVG! BTW, I hope the prices for these routes will go down a bit for this summer.
Apr 13, 2010, 11:49 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,449
Better chances to upgrade with SWU?
SFO to PVG or SFO to PEK? Anybody know which is a lighter route?
Apr 14, 2010, 12:14 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: NYC,USA
Programs: UA 1P, AA EXPLT 1MM, HHonors Silver, Marriott PLT Premier, SPG Gold, Hyatt PLT, Avis PC
Posts: 359
I thought they usually ran the 747s from SFO. I know last winter they switched to 777s, but that was primarily due to the 747s being reconfigured for the lay flat seating and being flown out of ORD. I'm glad to see they're back on the pacific routes.
Apr 14, 2010, 12:20 am
#8
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: In the process of moving from Dubai back to Tokyo because I didn't like it there. Working in Melaka, Malaysia now.
Programs: No longer loyal to any airline.
Posts: 519
Sure wish they would hurry up and re-configure all of them. Sucks having to hope all the time.
Apr 14, 2010, 6:46 am
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,317
Unfortunately that is not the case.
HKG Yes, but not PRC.
Since the summer of 2009, all China flights had been on 777 until the recent double switch of SFO-PEK and SFO-PVG to 744.
I had been seriously considering switching to fly CO or OZ (via ICN) until I saw both SFO flights changed to 744.
Not sure about SFO-PVG, but SFO-PEK will revert back to 777 in the fall.
HKG Yes, but not PRC.
Since the summer of 2009, all China flights had been on 777 until the recent double switch of SFO-PEK and SFO-PVG to 744.
I had been seriously considering switching to fly CO or OZ (via ICN) until I saw both SFO flights changed to 744.
Not sure about SFO-PVG, but SFO-PEK will revert back to 777 in the fall.