COEWRNJ From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1061 posts, RR: 21 Posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1501 times:
I am going to Australia next month and will be flying DJ within Australia. When I booked the tickets it did not say the a/c type. I know they fly the 73G, 738 and E170 but I wanted to know if there is a way to find out ahead of time which a/c is normally used for specific flights.
I will be on the following flights.
SYD-MEL-DJ830 on 1/5/08
MEL-SYD-DJ841 on 1/9/08
SYD-CNS-DJ391 on 1/9/08
CNS-BNE-DJ774 on 1/13/08
If anyone has any info, i would greatly appreciate it.
Aussie_ From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1765 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
all 737s I suspect. There's no real way of working out whether they are -700s or -800s - they are used interchangeably, though there are more -800s in their fleet these days
Pity you didn't book one flight earlier on CNS-BNE on 13/1 as that is E170 operated
DJ738 From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 410 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1435 times:
Quoting Aussie_ (Reply 2): There's no real way of working out whether they are -700s or -800s - they are used interchangeably
73Gs and 73Hs are specifically assigned to certain flights, and you can identify this quite easily via the VirginBlue website. HOWEVER, I have just checked the website and it looks like they're experiencing some problem as ALL flights EVERYWHERE are currently showing as 737-700s...! I will check back later.
Yes, sometimes due to scheduling and other requirements, you might find your aircraft substituted between 737-700 / 800, but generally speaking most flights remain as planned.
JetSetter629 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 412 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1398 times:
I was wondering this as well if there is a way to see which aircrafts were assigned to routes. This coming May (I know...I'm already booked on DJ flights for May 08) I'll be flying SYD-BNK and BNE-PPP. My assumption is that these are "thinner" routes and warrant a 73G.
B773 From Australia, joined Jan 2001, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1344 times:
Checked with a friend, at this stage the 1st 2 flights are 800's, and the 2nd 2 flights are 700's. Hope you have fun in OZ. You may even score a trip on the unusual Blue coloured 700!
COEWRNJ From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1061 posts, RR: 21 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1165 times:
Thanks for the help. How does the seating work on DJ? Is it assigned at the airport or is it a free for all like WN?
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