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I think most airlines tell you the name of the plane which will be used in the flight upon booking time? At least that's been my experience so far... Maybe aft

I think most airlines tell you the name of the plane which will be used in the flight upon booking time? At least that's been my experience so far... Maybe after this revelation, airlines should be forced to keep their promise and give customers the plane they ordered?

londons_explore 5y ago
Airlines don't want to have to commit to always using the same model of plane. It's pretty common they downsize the plane if not many tickets have sold or upsize if they're selling well. They also do swaps in case of mechanical failure or large delays. It's the reason they won't let you get a seat reservation till near the flight date (since different planes might have differing seat layouts) Taking away this flexibility could easily wipe out their entire margins.
- andylynch 5y ago
  Ryanair is special in many ways… one being they run a very standardised fleet, almost entirely 737-800s with 737-MAX on order.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  > It's the reason they won't let you get a seat reservation till near the flight date (since different planes might have differing seat layouts) I feel like I have been able to pick seats on all of my flights for the past 10+ years no matter how early I purchase the flight. There is always some language that the airline is not obligated to give you that seat.
azth 5y ago
They do, but from what I understand, they're not obliged to use the same aircraft (e.g. last minute swapping due to maintenance or other reasons).
kecupochren 5y ago
The "funny" thing though is that they renamed it to 737-8
- sofixa 5y ago
  That was already its name. Boeing 737 Max was the programme, with the 373-7, -8 and -9 models, like before 737 NG with -300 and -400 models. It's just that now they're heavily emphasising only on the -7,-8,-9 and skip the "Max" part.
  - WildGreenLeave 5y ago
    Are/where all the -7, -8, -9's affected by this problem or only specific models?
    - KuiN 5y ago
      Yes, I believe all 737 MAX have MCAS.

londons_explore 5y ago

Airlines don't want to have to commit to always using the same model of plane. It's pretty common they downsize the plane if not many tickets have sold or upsize if they're selling well. They also do swaps in case of mechanical failure or large delays. It's the reason they won't let you get a seat reservation till near the flight date (since different planes might have differing seat layouts) Taking away this flexibility could easily wipe out their entire margins.

andylynch 5y ago
Ryanair is special in many ways… one being they run a very standardised fleet, almost entirely 737-800s with 737-MAX on order.
lotsofpulp 5y ago
> It's the reason they won't let you get a seat reservation till near the flight date (since different planes might have differing seat layouts) I feel like I have been able to pick seats on all of my flights for the past 10+ years no matter how early I purchase the flight. There is always some language that the airline is not obligated to give you that seat.

azth 5y ago

They do, but from what I understand, they're not obliged to use the same aircraft (e.g. last minute swapping due to maintenance or other reasons).

kecupochren 5y ago

The "funny" thing though is that they renamed it to 737-8

sofixa 5y ago
That was already its name. Boeing 737 Max was the programme, with the 373-7, -8 and -9 models, like before 737 NG with -300 and -400 models. It's just that now they're heavily emphasising only on the -7,-8,-9 and skip the "Max" part.
- WildGreenLeave 5y ago
  Are/where all the -7, -8, -9's affected by this problem or only specific models?
  - KuiN 5y ago
    Yes, I believe all 737 MAX have MCAS.