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I have an upcoming flight on JAL on a 787. I have been using their website quite frequently in the past few weeks (Not the most intuitive website for making seat assignments or checking bookings. I could not even enter my Oneworld FF credentials online, and had to call their call center for that. But at least the website works.).
One page I like on this website is a very detailed, day by day update on 787 operations. It tells you if any 787 flights were delayed or cancelled on a daily basis, and includes detailed status and outcome.
Very good information, and I give JAL full marks for transparency. Although there have been occasional delays (even for the flight number I am scheduled to be on), I appreciate the openness to share this information, and it has given me more confidence to book a 787 flight with them.
http://www.jal.com/cms/en/corp_00229.html
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Originally posted by CarbonMan View PostI'm actually looking forward to my first 787 ride this weekend on UA97 IAH-LHR. Heard so much about their better pressurisation in the cabin. Marketing hype, placebo or real?
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I don't know whether the 787 makes that much of a difference in the cabin pressure. Its all about the differential pressure so depends on how high it cruises for each flight, but I've been told typical cabin altitudes are:
738: 7000-7500 ft
747/777: 6000-6500ft
787: max 6000ft so somewhere lower
Business jets (G4, etc): under 4500ft, sometimes even at sea level
I had a couple of long 738 flights for ~6hours recently and both times I've had a massive headache for the rest of the day, so maybe the cabin altitude matters.
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Originally posted by FN-GM View PostDont know why they bang on about the 787 differential pressure when the A380 is better.
I flew KMJ/HND return in Apr with ANA in Y (exit row). Maybe because it was just 1 hour and 40 minutes flight, I did not find anything special. Slightly quiet but noisy enough, and I was not quite sure about better pressurisation.
A380 is definitely better.Last edited by sushiinSYD; 4 May 2014, 12:46 PM.
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