Tg To Lhr - Updated Planes Or Not?

[drbrit]

TG are listing flights to LHR (at least in June/July timeframe) are on Boeing 747.

Does anyone know if they are updated interior with personal entertainment systems? Over a year ago they were still running the ancient 747 with no seat entertainment systems. I know recently they were running some A340's with updated cabins, but now it is back to listing 747s.

Anyone with recent experience ?

[RabC]

A search would have revealed this very recent post

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/625310-anyone-with-details-on-the-thai-retrofitted-747-400/

[Brown1950]

Here is an article from todays Business Traveller :-

News »

Thai Airways launches retrofitted B747 on London route

19/03/2013

From March 31, Thai Airways will be operating its revamped B747-400 with new economy, business and first class seats between London Heathrow and Bangkok.

The jumbo jet will be replacing Thai’s A340-600, which is configured
with eight fully flat first class seats, 60 angled lie-flat, 167 degree,
business class seats and 199 economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.

The enhanced 374-seat B747 features 325 economy class seats in a
ten-across 3-4-3 layout, with 30 degrees of recline, 32-34 inches of
legroom, 16.3-17.5 inches of width and 10.6-inch, audio-video on-demand,
seat-back screens. The old economy seat on this aircraft did not offer
individual seat-back screens.

The 40-person Royal Silk business class cabin will be arranged 2-2
(26 on the upper deck and 14 on the lower) with 167-degree angled-lie
flat shell seats with a 60 to 62-inch pitch, 20-inch width and 15.4-inch
in-flight entertainment screen.

The nine Royal first class seats will be fully flat (180-degree
recline) with 79-80 inches of legroom, 21 inches of width and 23-inch
screens. The product was designed by Priestmangoode and has been built
to create a sense of privacy, with sliding screens that separate the
seat from the aisle. Each “suite” sits alone, except for E and F in row
three, which are a pair.

“The arrival of the B747 is just another stage in Thai’s massive
long-term investment – 49 new and retrofitted aircraft have been
introduced in the fleet between 2010 and 2013,” says a spokesman for the
airline.

The twice-daily service sees London flights
depart at 1230, arriving in Bangkok at 0605 the following day, and at
2130, arriving in Bangkok 1505 the following day. The return flights
leave Bangkok at 0015, arriving in London at 0620 the same day, and at
1330, arriving in London 1935 the same day. Flight time between the two
cities is about 11 hours and 35 minutes.