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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2017, 09:42:59 PM »
When will they start flying these to NYC ?

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2017, 10:43:58 PM »
Amazing how much detective skills we have to go through to figure this out instead of them putting out a press release to generate hype...

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2017, 10:59:32 PM »
Amazing how much detective skills we have to go through to figure this out instead of them putting out a press release to generate hype...
Give them a chance
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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2017, 09:03:13 AM »
Bigger question is what will become of J and F on their existing fleet? Presumably, if they want to keep selling F, they'd need to invest in new seats and a 1-1 config.

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #26 on: May 03, 2017, 11:30:45 AM »
Any word on which routes will get 787 service?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #27 on: May 03, 2017, 11:35:15 AM »
Any word on which routes will get 787 service?
So far not MIA...
(Though from the test in the GDS a couple months ago, I would assume LAX will be from the first)

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #28 on: May 03, 2017, 12:40:44 PM »
Any word on which routes will get 787 service?

Seems HKG will be getting it from the first.

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #29 on: May 03, 2017, 12:54:51 PM »
Seems HKG will be getting it from the first.
Source?

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #31 on: May 03, 2017, 10:23:27 PM »
Any word on which routes will get 787 service?
A big TA friend of mine told me LY CEO told him HKG will be the first route, but still its just hearsay

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #32 on: May 04, 2017, 04:17:01 AM »
Same here - I spoke to a senior flight attendant yesterday - he said that internally they heard that the first flight is HKG, and the second will be LAX.

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #33 on: May 04, 2017, 05:35:33 AM »
So basically, HKG to compete with the CX A350 and LAX to compete with the UA 787 to SFO. No competition in NYC....

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #34 on: May 04, 2017, 05:37:19 AM »
Same here - I spoke to a senior flight attendant yesterday - he said that internally they heard that the first flight is HKG, and the second will be LAX.
Evidently it's not the chareidim flying the NY route they're trying to woo. It's the Israeli businessmen that would otherwise fly CX, and the LA and West Coast crowd that would otherwise fly UA from SFO.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #36 on: May 04, 2017, 06:39:12 AM »
This may have something to do with this too - http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272683/el-al-closing-first-class-bookings-on-selected-777-service-in-w17/

So in other words, pay the low J class price now for a flight to Newark next winter (About $3400) or book at the current award rates for business and you very likely will end up in luxury seats. ;)
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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #37 on: May 04, 2017, 07:19:30 AM »
Evidently it's not the chareidim flying the NY route they're trying to woo. It's the Israeli businessmen that would otherwise fly CX, and the LA and West Coast crowd that would otherwise fly UA from SFO.

And EWR that will be getting Polaris 777-300.

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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #38 on: May 04, 2017, 07:30:28 AM »
Hard to believe LY is so aware of the competiton

LAX is probably second to save on fuel costs
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Re: Will the LY Dreamliner have a First Class cabin? (a little hint)
« Reply #39 on: May 04, 2017, 08:47:02 AM »
Hard to believe LY is so aware of the competiton

LAX is probably second to save on fuel costs
They would need 3/4 planes for LAX alone plus 3/4 for HKG, and they are only getting 15