ALL QF's 330's to get lay flat Business seating - Including Domestic

[Spizz]

And people who have actually made bookings to HNL for next year - such as me - have all had the booking details changed over the past few weeks to show A333s with the suites.

Thanks for the clarification. I was looking at the aircraft being used currently. Good to read the new Suites will be available next year,

 

[ajw373]

CX in Y on their long haul A333s (all of them) is a gen newer than what's on QF's A388's/refurbed B744's.

Business class maybe. But down the back. Nup unless they have done a major economy refurb or mass fleet retirement in the past two years since I last flew a CX A330. Would have been the seat and IFE fitted when new 21 years ago.

And Thai much the same but beleive they have parked up some of their original A330's.

 

[madrooster]

Business class maybe. But down the back. Nup unless they have done a major economy refurb or mass fleet retirement in the past two years since I last flew a CX A330. Would have been the seat and IFE fitted when new 21 years ago.

I think you might be confusing the short haul A333s with the long haul A333s. I've flown CX quite often the last 2-3 years in J, W and Y on long haul and I can tell you the product is no older than about 2011.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

CX in Y on their long haul A333s (all of them) is a gen newer than what's on QF's A388's/refurbed B744's.

Business class maybe. But down the back. Nup unless they have done a major economy refurb or mass fleet retirement in the past two years since I last flew a CX A330. Would have been the seat and IFE fitted when new 21 years ago.

Madrooster is correct. Long haul A330s are refurbished in Y with 'the new economy' (have been for several years) - and a generation ahead of QF. Even 'regionals' - some have the 'new economy' and others have the sliding shell seats. AFAIK the old seats have gone.

 

[moa999]

Don't think the sliding shell seats count as an upgrade

 

[Awesom Andy]

Don't think the sliding shell seats count as an upgrade

A friend of mine managed to pick up one of the unrefurb SYD-CGK the other day, followed by the sliding shell CGK-HKG a few days later. I may need to avoid that friend for a couple of weeks...

 

[ajw373]

A friend of mine managed to pick up one of the unrefurb SYD-CGK the other day, followed by the sliding shell CGK-HKG a few days later. I may need to avoid that friend for a couple of weeks...

If that was last Monday, apparently the operating a/c ex Syd had an issue with bird ingestionand had to be swapped out to -EBG hence the 3 or 4 hour delay. It also operated on wed too, though not sure if the original a/c was out of action.

Though please to hear that CX has finally got rid of the Y seats that pre-date the shell, like I had on my last two economy CX A330 flights, 2 years ago now.

 

[maninblack]

Sorry, where did you pull that ridiculous comment from? QF has said that the new route to PEK will be serviced by the two Skybed-configured A330s. (The distance means it has to be serviced by 332s).
And that route requires two aircraft.

And people who have actually made bookings to HNL for next year - such as me - have all had the booking details changed over the past few weeks to show A333s with the suites.

Same, and of course HNL must operate with 2 J toilets. Long standing contention of mine!

 

[zdongdongz]

Just booked an award business class SIN-SYD (Feb 2017) through Oneworld partner airline, after receiving the booking reference and log in to select seats only realised it is still the old angled-flat skybed!!! I thought by end of 2016 all A330 will be having the new business suite? Hopefully there will be a change of aircraft for my flight.

 

[moa999]

As per prior posts, from mid-Jan it looks like the non-refurbs will operate daily SYD-PEK flights and some days of SYD-SIN (QF5/6). If you can change to QF81/82 that should be near guaranteed as suites.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Same, and of course HNL must operate with 2 J toilets. Long standing contention of mine!

......which is precisely why QF has moved the 333s onto the HNL route.

 

[zdongdongz]

As per prior posts, from mid-Jan it looks like the non-refurbs will operate daily SYD-PEK flights and some days of SYD-SIN (QF5/6). If you can change to QF81/82 that should be near guaranteed as suites.

Thanks for the tips moa999, there are no award seats available on QF82, the other option would be taking a 1 stop flight via BNE or MEL. To get the award seat on QF6 took me an hour of phone call to get it done. Not too sure wanna go through another hour plus pay penalty to get it change to a 1 stop flight.

 

[zdongdongz]

Anyone knew QF52 SIN-BNE and QF38 SIN-MEL will be using the new business suites? Really tempted change my direct flight to 1 stop flight. Can't bear of using the old skybed.

 

[ajw373]

Anyone knew QF52 SIN-BNE and QF38 SIN-MEL will be using the new business suites? Really tempted change my direct flight to 1 stop flight. Can't bear of using the old skybed.

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[MEL_Traveller]

Anyone knew QF52 SIN-BNE and QF38 SIN-MEL will be using the new business suites? Really tempted change my direct flight to 1 stop flight. Can't bear of using the old skybed.

As per post #3211 just above, the QF5/6 is the potential tag flights for the non-refurbished A330s when they aren't flying to PEK and back. The QF52 and QF38 should be ok.

 

[moa999]

Reported on YSSY that QPH back from VCV over the weekend - most likely swapped with QPI

 

[moa999]

VH-QPH due into BNE just before 9pm tonight. Has flown back via HNL not KOA.

Also reported on airliners.net that QPI will be heading to QPG near SIN for repaint rather than VCV departing 14/11.

 

[Chrizztofa]

VH-QPH due into BNE just before 9pm tonight. Has flown back via HNL not KOA.

Also reported on airliners.net that QPI will be heading to QPG near SIN for repaint rather than VCV departing 14/11.

Zac M over on YSSY confirms QPI is also heading to VCV.

 

[moa999]

Zac M over on YSSY confirms QPI is also heading to VCV.

I think it's Paya Lebar QPG for the repaint.

VH-QPI operated QF81 to SIN but hasn't moved since, and no QF52 was scheduled today.

EBQ back as QF36 and QPB as QF82 with EBG seemingly operating QF5/6

 

[Chrizztofa]

Post seems to have been deleted, so I think it's Paya Lebar QPG for the repaint.

VH-QPI operated QF81 to SIN but hasn't moved since, and no QF52 was scheduled today.

EBQ back as QF36 and QPB as QF82 with EBG seemingly operating QF5/6

He mentioned it here: New Qantas branding - Page 2 - Sydney Airport Message Board

I guess we'll have to wait and see given QPI hasn't returned from SIN...