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Old Jan 22, 2013, 9:15 am
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What aircraft is a 73H? And 738?



I love new website changes.

It ALWAYS means things get lost, mangled and harder to understand.

What on earth is a 73H .. the website no longer bothers to tell anyone?

There are 2 different 737 800s - WHICH one is a 738?

When you mouse hover these days you get no more info than that shown above
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 9:49 am
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73Y and 73H denotes winglets or not, so as a passenger I wouldn't care which really.

738 denotes 737-800, with no indication of which type beyond that.

What you see is classic since there was only 1 737-800 for a number of years. Many airlines have this kind of nomenclature for the different aircraft as they evolve over time.
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 9:56 am
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WINGLETS???????!!!

I agree who cares. What goose added that useless data to the new data?!

Why on earth show that nonsense on any airline booking site?

All I want to do is choose the 800 with the new Biz class, so I can book row 3.

Does anyone know what the Virgin geniuses now show those as on booking site?
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
WINGLETS???????!!!

I agree who cares. What goose added that useless data to the new data?!

Why on earth show that nonsense on any airline booking site?

All I want to do is choose the 800 with the new Biz class, so I can book row 3.

Does anyone know what the Virgin geniuses now show those as on booking site?
It isn't a Virgin thing, all airlines seem to do it so it appears to be a GDS thing.

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Old Jan 22, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Your picture shows another annoyance for me.

What the hell is 03:00PM?? It should either be 3:00PM or 15:00 (and it should really be this one).
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
WINGLETS???????!!!

I agree who cares. What goose added that useless data to the new data?!

Why on earth show that nonsense on any airline booking site?

All I want to do is choose the 800 with the new Biz class, so I can book row 3.

Does anyone know what the Virgin geniuses now show those as on booking site?
It's an IATA standard standard - see here: The Airline Codes Website - IATA Aircraft Type Codes

I believe it's what's in SABRE.

As posted, a 738 may or may not have winglets while a 73H will have winglets.

FWIW, Qantas have been referring to their 737-838's as 73H aircraft since VH-VXA entered their fleet 12 years ago. (http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/pl...37ng-29551.htm)
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 6:45 pm
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In the case of VA, I believe they are using 738 and 73H to denote internal configuration differences, rather than the presence of winglets.
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 6:58 pm
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Yes I think you are right, it has nothing to do with winglets per-se. Absolutely no passenger cares. (Except Qantas ones it seems, and they'll be back to 727s soon, the way they are going.!)

On the booking site when I get a ton of options and I want to be on the Biz class seat 737-800 with perspex barrier, how does Virgin show that on their booking site?







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Old Jan 22, 2013, 7:55 pm
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none of the 738/73H's operated with VH registrations have the PE configuration - they are generally registered ZK- (NZ) and used on trans tasman routes.

ALL VA domestic 737 flights have the eight specific business class seats (Even the 73G's).
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
On the booking site when I get a ton of options and I want to be on the Biz class seat 737-800 with perspex barrier, how does Virgin show that on their booking site?
ALL domestic 737s now have business class. The only ones that don't are operated by Virgin Australia NZ and mainly do Trans Tasman and some pacific island routes.
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 8:02 pm
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So what seats do these "73H" domestic planes have up front?

If the same seats as "738" why differentiate them as they do here?

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Old Jan 22, 2013, 8:29 pm
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
So what seats do these "73H" domestic planes have up front?

If the same seats as "738" why differentiate them as they do here?

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You have been given your answer - does it really matter?

I'll repeat and add more, just to make sure.

VA do not operate the pe configuration within Australia, only trans-tasman.

73H/738(/73G) makes no difference in relation to business class seating.

You'll get:
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Old Jan 22, 2013, 8:38 pm
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Originally Posted by ozstamps

If the same seats as "738" why differentiate them as they do here?

Well no-one seems to be able to answer this, if these 2 planes have identical seating as you state.

Absurd way to note aircraft, they need to get some consistent term if they are identical - agree?
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Well no-one seems to be able to answer this, if these 2 planes have identical seating as you state.

Absurd way to note aircraft, they need to get some consistent term if they are identical - agree?
No I do not agree as I believe seating is different in economy (29 v 30 rows for a start).

As far as you are concerned the seating in business is identical.
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Originally Posted by serfty

No I do not agree as I believe seating is different in economy (29 v 30 rows for a start).
Ross show me a 737-800 domestic Virgin seat map that has 29 rows.

This below is all they show - unless know about planes in their fleet, the airline does not?

http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en...-800-business/
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