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Olympic Airways A340 Seat Configuration Question

Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38590 posts, RR: 79
Posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 3638 times:

The Olympic Airways website doesn’t have seating maps. My seat is 15th row. Is that in front of the wing or over the wing?
Some aircraft have a ‘wall’ seat like on the United 777 even though it’s considered a window seat. Also, what aisle does coach start at?
The reservation agents in New York and Miami don’t know these questions and get irritated when asked.

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GCDEG From Greece, joined Jan 2006, 352 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3590 times:

Hey,

Not sure whether row 15 is a "wall" seat or not but when I flew on the A340 I was in 10A and this was my view so row 15 would be pretty much over the wing. If I remember rightly i was a couple down from the door so I think economy starts about row 7 or 8. The OA340's have ok legroom in economy and individual PTVs for everyone. Hope this helps?

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Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3582 times:

Quoting Superfly (Thread starter):
My seat is 15th row. Is that in front of the wing or over the wing?

Row #15 is directly over the wing.

Quoting Superfly (Thread starter):
Also, what aisle does coach start at?

Economy Class starts with row #7, directly behind doors 2.

The information above are from a seatmap in the Olympic Airways timetable from Summer 2001. I don't know if they are still correct, maybe Olympic changed the seat layout in the meantime.

Patrick

Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38590 posts, RR: 79
Reply 3, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3569 times:

GCDEG:
That is an amazing shot you have there! Wow!

Quoting Sabena332 (Reply 2):
Economy Class starts with row #7, directly behind doors 2.

When I was on hold waiting to speak to a rep, the recording mentioned business class. If the current OA A340 has business class too, wouldn't coach start even further back from row #7?

[Edited 2006-04-02 00:00:36]

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Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3553 times:

Quoting Superfly (Reply 3):
If the current OA A340 has business class too, wouldn't coach start even further back from row #7?

No, Biz Class was #1-6 (the part from doors 1 to doors 2) and coach started with row #7. OA has no First Class and a rather small Business Class, thus is Eco starting at #7 already.

Patrick

GCDEG From Greece, joined Jan 2006, 352 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3548 times:

Superfly - thanks for the comment!

Patrick - you beat me to it! LOL Wink

Nick

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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38590 posts, RR: 79
Reply 6, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3512 times:

Sabena332:
Thanks for pointing that out.
Looks like I'll have to change my seat.

It's cool that Olympic still uses the old carbon-copy paper tickets with red ink. That will be one of my souvioners from this trip.

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Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 3505 times:

Quoting Superfly (Reply 6):
Sabena332:
Thanks for pointing that out.

No problem, you are welcome!

Quoting Superfly (Reply 6):
It's cool that Olympic still uses the old carbon-copy paper tickets with red ink.

Oh no, I hate these tickets since I worked in the revenue accounting department of an airline, they always made your fingers read. Wink

Patrick

Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38590 posts, RR: 79
Reply 8, posted (7 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3385 times:

Will Olympic get rid of there red ink tickets anytime soon?

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Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 62
Reply 9, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 3263 times:

Superfly, not sure if this helps but here are a few pics I took from inside one of OA's A340s.

View of Y class

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4499/p10103034ar.jpg

View of Y class seat

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3870/p10103042yk.jpg

View soon after take off from ATH

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9238/p10102921qb.jpg

Horus

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Lewis From Greece, joined Jul 1999, 3448 posts, RR: 5
Reply 10, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 3245 times:

Here's a map from OA's website (not accessible via website, only with google). It will give you a good idea in case you wanna change your assigned seat.

I do not remember what rows do not have windows. IIRC it was around row 10-12.

Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4664 posts, RR: 27
Reply 11, posted (7 years 2 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3132 times:

Forgive me for my ignorance... In OA's present state, do they have a real need for an a/c as large as the A340?

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Alitis From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 254 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (7 years 2 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 3098 times:

Horus,

Nice pics. I assume the PTV are not workling since they are all dark and what i beleive is a drop down screen from the ceiling?

-alitis

Lewis From Greece, joined Jul 1999, 3448 posts, RR: 5
Reply 13, posted (7 years 2 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3065 times:

Quoting Ryanair!!! (Reply 11):
Forgive me for my ignorance... In OA's present state, do they have a real need for an a/c as large as the A340?

I have mostly flown on the A340 for ATH-LHR-ATH and most of the times the flight was full. I am not sure if they actually need four of them since they stopped flying BKK-SYD/MEL.

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