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Aug 29, 2024, 5:19 am
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sam007
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Mumbai to JFK current hard metal on air India
Air India BOM-JFK non stop
Hey guys, I thought Air India was using the newer Delta planes but looking at FlightAware for the nonstop flight from Mumbai to New York AI119 and the last few days arrivals . It seems it is Boeing 777300 ER which is their older airplane. Can someone confirm if I have verified this correctly thanks.
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Aug 29, 2024, 5:28 am
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RanChin
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It's been a bit of a mixed bag, some of the 777-300ERs are ex-EY aircraft (VT-AER, VT-AEO, VT-AEN and similar registrations, you can identify them on Flightradar24 as the aircraft without the red jharoka windows livery), so decent J and F on them.
If you are flying in Y though, I would have a slight preference for the original AI aircraft as they have a 3-3-3 economy layout.
Aug 29, 2024, 6:13 am
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sam007
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Understood - it appears 70% roughly are VT-AER, VT-AEO, VT-AEN so thats not a bad chance if Im flying J,F. Doesnt belong on this board but if youve flown other airlines, would you choose AI F non-stop on this route vs Swiss/lifthansa 1stop business if both fares/points needed were about the same? Thx
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Aug 29, 2024, 6:24 am
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Anish
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You can check this website for historical stats on which aircraft type is flying.
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Aug 29, 2024, 6:40 am
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sam007
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This website shows 88% of flights had former at the Hart business class. Is that the one with the closed doors?
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Aug 29, 2024, 7:20 am
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sam007
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also when booking with air Canada aeroplan points, are there any reports of forced downgrades? I know it can happen anytime but just want to make sure its not a common occurrence thanks
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RanChin
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Originally Posted by sam007
Understood - it appears 70% roughly are VT-AER, VT-AEO, VT-AEN so thats not a bad chance if Im flying J,F. Doesnt belong on this board but if youve flown other airlines, would you choose AI F non-stop on this route vs Swiss/lifthansa 1stop business if both fares/points needed were about the same? Thx
LX F is genuinely superb and ZRH F Lounge at E gates is one of my favourites. Only flown LH F once, and via MUC. The two MUC F lounges are also very good, and LH F soft product is brilliant, even if the hard product is a bit dated..
AI F is a major hit or miss, but they do really excel in the service side of things in my opinion. There's a thread in this forum with experiences in AI F, including a few reviews of F on the new Etihad aircraft. I would say that in terms of hard product, AI F ex Etihad planes is better than both LX and LH, but older aircraft product is lackluster (though this assumes your seat and all features are working perfectly).
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Originally Posted by sam007
Air India BOM-JFK non stop
Hey guys, I thought Air India was using the newer Delta planes but looking at FlightAware for the nonstop flight from Mumbai to New York AI119 and the last few days arrivals . It seems it is Boeing 777300 ER which is their older airplane. Can someone confirm if I have verified this correctly thanks.
AI has pulled the old switcheroo on me twice on this route over the last year or so. Both times I was booked on the ex DL planes & both times they switched at the very last minute to the old 777s.
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