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

[Isochronous]

When does the 3rd aircraft enter service and more importantly, will the new plane be operating QF30 on 22 May?

 

[moa999]

All depends on how much they have sped up by only having two aircraft in maintenance for the last couple of weeks versus slowdown for Easter leave.

That said would expect both third aircraft to be back online between 20-30 April ( and then nothing more until June)

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EF shows good luck for QF30 on 22/5, subject to the usual caveats

 

[plugster2011]

Interesting - I could've sworn AusBT had reported the screen was able to be tilted this way.

The screen does tilt, might need a bit of grunt.

Hmmn - obviously need to up my red meat intake and work on my grip strength - I didn't want to be the guy to break it.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

QPC did QF51/QF52 yesterday BNE/SIN/BNE.

 

[Steady]

Hmmn - obviously need to up my red meat intake and work on my grip strength - I didn't want to be the guy to break it.

Yes, they are very tight - I have been able to tilt them, but found the range in both directions was not quite enough to be ideal for me.

 

[moa999]

QPC did QF51/QF52 yesterday BNE/SIN/BNE.

51/52 has been getting quite a lot of rotations

 

[under the radar]

Hmmn - obviously need to up my red meat intake and work on my grip strength - I didn't want to be the guy to break it.

if they weren't 'tight'/robust enough, they wouldn't hold their tilt position...good future proofing... over time they will be tilted/abused thousands of times by pax

 

[Dr_Fliptop]

QPC did QF51/QF52 yesterday BNE/SIN/BNE.

That same plane must then do the BNE-PER route because I have snaffled a seat on QF 589.

 

[mannej]

That same plane must then do the BNE-PER route because I have snaffled a seat on QF 589.

No - you are on a 332. 51/52 would have been a 333.

 

[Chesty]

How can you tell the 332 is a refurb when sitting in Economy?

 

[Happy Trails]

How can you tell the 332 is a refurb when sitting in Economy?

You can sense the smugness emanating from the business cabin.

 

[moa999]

Domestically it doesn't really matter. It's just seat coverings. Planes without ife get iPads, those with ife keep it

 

[Chesty]

Domestically it doesn't really matter. It's just seat coverings. Planes without ife get iPads, those with ife keep it

yes but deciding if it's worth upgrading and I can't see the seat map for J.

 

[moa999]

ExpertFlyer then

 

[QFFHntrGthr]

The refurb 200s front Y cabin finish at row 39 only, then starts row 44 in the back Y cabin. The non refurbs front Y cabin finish at either rows 41, 42 or 43AB, 42JK in the 3 versions. Good luck.

I personally find the current thin spread of the 333s, much like a tease and withdraw, rather irritating especially when a perfectly good J seat allocation is lost because of a change to a refurb, getting new seat assignments then before flying to have it changed back to an old cabin, losing those initial good seats in the process.

 

[Dr_Fliptop]

No - you are on a 332. 51/52 would have been a 333.

Oh yes - right you are. I'm surprised they allocated the refurbed plane to the PER-BNE route rather than PER-MEL or PER-SYD.

 

[Awesom Andy]

Oh yes - right you are. I'm surprised they allocated the refurbed plane to the PER-BNE route rather than PER-MEL or PER-SYD.

I'm guessing that the loads for these cities would be similar, and then keeping in mind that PER-BNE is 10% further than SYD, and about 33% further than MEL.

 

[Dr_Fliptop]

I'm guessing that the loads for these cities would be similar, and then keeping in mind that PER-BNE is 10% further than SYD, and about 33% further than MEL.

PER-BNE is 4 flights a day.
PER-MEL is 7/8 a day.
PER-SYD is 7 a day.

Like you say the reason must be logistical rather than trying to delight someone like me flying BNE-PER!

 

[Awesom Andy]

PER-BNE is 4 flights a day.
PER-MEL is 7/8 a day.
PER-SYD is 7 a day.

Like you say the reason must be logistical rather than trying to delight someone like me flying BNE-PER!

I meant load for the one flight, as they all have multiple flights per day.

 

[Dr_Fliptop]

I meant load for the one flight, as they all have multiple flights per day.

Oh - roger!