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Originally posted by ek&sq View PostNew Y as well?
IMO the Y section of the 772ER is actually not that bad. The IFE screens are still decent and functional and the seats are still in good condition with adequate pitch. I've had some very comfortable flights in them- not anything like the Y product in the old 744s which was very substandard compared to SQ's New Y. The major criticism of the 772ER comes from J travellers, who quite rightly point out that the J product is dated and inferior given what they are paying for it.
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AMS will require two refurbed planes for the upgrade to be daily.
CPH would be the next logical destination as it's the same length as the AMS flight and only requires one more refurb given it's only 3x weekly.
IST would probably be the next as it operates on the alternate 4 days that CPH doesn't.
JNB/CPT would require 2 further refurbs. After this perhaps CHC which is about the same length.
All the above flights (except CHC) depart SIN around midnight and return early morning a day later. This means each refurb that flies them would spend every second day waiting 16+ hours at SIN, so a lot of shorter range day flights in Asia where SQ wants to offer a high quality J product but doesn't need F would benefit as each plane is refurbished. Talk has been that BKK is seeing a lot of 772ERs lately.
This is only my guess based on schedule logic- a lot of other factors like marketing, yield, competition, passenger loads etc will also be factors. As someone who works in timetable management this is what I would bring to the meeting only to be told by accountants and marketing execs that I'm wrong!
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Originally posted by milehighj View PostDon't you prefer red or orange BPs?
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Originally posted by goodo View PostWhat are the chances the CPH flights will be upgraded by June? I'm looking at flying that way. New C would be awesome, but if it's going to be a spacebed i'd rather take a different route.
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goodo
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Originally posted by goodo View PostWhat are the chances the CPH flights will be upgraded by June? I'm looking at flying that way. New C would be awesome, but if it's going to be a spacebed i'd rather take a different route.
thanks
goodo
As it isn't daily (at the moment) they don't need many frames to cover it so there is a chance I suppose. It may be worth dropping SQ at CHP a line and ask. Local stations do sometimes get told in advance of official announcements when things are going to change.
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