From 2 April 2011, the A333 will be deployed on one daily MAN-Orlando service. The second A333 'line' starts at the beginning of May 2011 and will see the aircraft operate 6 x LGW-Orlando services per week. Later in 2011, we plan to start operating A333 at LHR. Final deployment details are still to be confirmed, but candidate routes for the aircraft include Chicago, East Coast US gateways, Accra, Nairobi, Dubai and Delhi.
As communicated previously, all A333 flying on Leisure routes will be performed by aircraft in a 2-class layout, configured with 45W/265Y seats, for a total seat count of 313.
Here's where the fun starts - apparently the Upper Class Suite which is arranged in a herringbone format across the cabin will not fit in its current form and layout as on the other A340's as the cabin is too narrow to achieve this. Galley FM is that the first 2 will be used on leisure (with no Upper) and the others have been delayed whilst a solution is sought!
