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Air Canada to deploy its high density 777-300ER on Vancouver to Hong Kong

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Those of you with a love of space down the back of the plane may choose to reroute after this announcement.

Air Canada is to operate it’s new high density 777-300ER’s on the Vancouver to Hong Kong route, initally 3 days a week, then 5 and finally daily from January 2014.

Here’s the timetable and the splits:

AC007 DEPART YVR 11:40  ARRIVE HKG  1720+1
AC008 DEPART HKG 19:10  ARRIVE YVR  1430  

Booked Equipment - Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER HIGH DENSITY (77WP)

From 31st October - 30th November 2013:
Operates from YVR Monday, Thursday, Saturday
Operates from HKG Tuesday, Friday, Sunday 

From 1st December - 31st December 2013:
Operates from YVR Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Operates from HKG Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

From 1st January 2014:
Operates from YVR and HKG Daily.

The new 3-Class Boeing 777-300ER will feature new seating in all classes, with

  • 36 Business Class Seats
  • 24 Premium Economy Seats
  • 398 Economy Class Seats in 3-4-3
  • TOTAL: 458 Seats

This compares with the current current 777-300ER’s which operate in

  • 42 Executive First Suites configured in 1-2-1
  • 307 Economy Seats configured in 3-3-3
  • TOTAL: 349 Seats

The seats are loading in the GDS’s and are available for sale.

As usual, plan accordingly if you don’t like being down the back of the plane in a 10 across format…

Comments

  1. sil says

    wouldn’t the current executive first suites be better than the new 3 class boeing with 36 business class seats? I am looking for a biz awards booking on united so which is better? new or current seating arrangement?

  2. DW says

    @sil– I believe so, unless you find the older seats too coffin-like. The old config has only 24 biz seats in the space where they are now cramming in 36

  3. Stefan says

    The new seats are similar to LX/SN etc. Whereas the old seats are the herringbone pods – similar to VS, old CX. Depends what you like.probably not a big deal as long as you’re not in Y!

  4. Matt says

    Y class in this configuration is extremely uncomfortable.
    J class or forget it.

  5. Worldtraveller73 says

    50% less miles with a Tango Fare…

    50% less space in the back… 🙂

  6. Cook says

    Nine-hundred sixteen buns on a 773 is a LOT, especially for that rather L O N G flight. And, given the demographics of Vancouver, Air Canada can probably fill all 458 seats. I would not want to take that ride, new 773 or not.