As I wrote about in early July, American will be adding the Boeing 787-9 to their fleet in the coming months, which has two major implications: -- This will be the first plane to feature American’s new premium economy cabin -- This will be the first plane to consistently feature American’s newest business class, given…
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I am scheduled to fly with my family of 4 MSP-DFW-GRU on November and just last week I received an email from AA with changes on our seat assignments. When I looked at the changes I saw the aircraft has changed from 777 to 787. We are booked on coach thanks to a $550 round trip fare that was hard to beat. I will see if I can use miles to upgrade to premium economy.
Hi, Ben. Thanks for the article. I have a couple of questions, if you know.
You state that "American will offer normal economy service in these rows." I assume you mean the meal/beverage service, etc.?
I know when a new plane/route debuts, airlines make a big deal of the inaugural flight...food, swag bags, and such. Does that usually happen on ETOPS certification flights?
I'm thinking of taking this flight just for fun but if it's not going to be too big of a deal, I may wait for the DFW-MAD inaugural. Thoughts based on your experience?
Thank you!