baldwin471 From UK - England, joined Mar 2012, 211 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 829 times:
Searching for flights later on this year and both TG flights to London and back (910/911/916/917) are all showing as being operated by the 747SP, as opposed to the usual A346. Has Thai decided to start using the 747SP again for any specific reason? Or is it purely because pax numbers are increasing. Or maybe because they are starting A388 service to LHR soon?
swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5265 posts, RR: 37 Reply 3, posted (2 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 776 times:
Quoting baldwin471 (Thread starter):
Searching for flights later on this year and both TG flights to London and back (910/911/916/917) are all showing as being operated by the 747SP, as opposed to the usual A346. Has Thai decided to start using the 747SP again for any specific reason? Or is it purely because pax numbers are increasing. Or maybe because they are starting A388 service to LHR soon?
Anyone have any more insight?
Aircraft swap. Assume due to schedule planning. 346 going to FRA, MXP and FCO for S13 schedule.
It looks like LHR is going to receive the 74N with the upgraded First Class cabin
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swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5265 posts, RR: 37 Reply 6, posted (2 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 658 times:
Quoting baldwin471 (Reply 5): Yes, All Series Passenger. Basically their shuttles. Often used to CNX
Its not an official TG abbreviation. Internal TG codes are 7441, 7442 etc.
In the GDS following codes have been used so far:
74R - full cabin upgraded with IFE in Y, newer C with 40 seats and F with 10 seats)
744 - updated C (40 seats) and F (10 seats) to the newer product but no PTV in Y
747 - old configuration with no IFE in Y and old C with 50 seats and F with 14 seats.
74N - full cabin upgraded with IFE in Y, newer C with 40 seats and latest F upgraded, with only 9 seats
747 are supposed to be gone within this year and be upgraded to 74N
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