V-Flyer

Will I have the new UC Cabin from LHR to LAX this December?

Just had my first UC flight (from MAN to MCO) and I have to say it was looking rather dated.

No, you'll get exactly the same type of suite - and if anything it'll be more dated as the 747s that fly to MCO have been refurbished relatively recently.

The newest (and not particularly popular) "dream suites" are only on the Airbus A330s which don't fly to LA. By Dec there should also be the first Dreamliners in service with a new UC suite - but again they're not currently slated to serve LA.

The new UC suites look pretty nice online. Surely a newer and fresher suite is preferable to an older, dated suite??

Tried the new suites on a recent BGI trip (A330) found them to be a bit smaller and cabin crew bumped into my feet a couple of times, no issues with the privacy glass as the next person was 4 seats away! Prefer the older suites which were on A340/600. Will be trying the 747 suites soon on a trip to LAS, I think they are the same as the A340?
Will the dream liners have the new suites?

WPIL wrote:Prefer the older suites which were on A340/600. Will be trying the 747 suites soon on a trip to LAS, I think they are the same as the A340?

I believe they are, but refurbished and with new IFE.

WPIL wrote:Will the dream liners have the new suites?

I think (and ISTBC) the Dreamliners will have a new new suite, i.e. not the UCDS as on the 330.

WPIL wrote:Will be trying the 747 suites soon on a trip to LAS, I think they are the same as the A340?
Will the dream liners have the new suites?

The A340 and B747 suites are the same (the only difference being the type of IFE which varies from horrendous on two of the 343s to excellent on the LGW 747s).

The Dreamliners will apparently feature a new "enhanced" UC suite based on the old one - VS, we're told, having "learned its lessons" from the bad feedback on the Dream Suite on the A330s. What that means in practice remains to be seen ...