Same Aircraft Operating A Route
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Same Aircraft Operating A Route
I have noticed that the BA125 LHR/BAH seems to be (well 99% of the time) G-ZZZC B772.
Is this common ?, does it have a special configeration ? , having said that I have flown this route and nothing caught my eye.
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Is this common ?, does it have a special configeration ? , having said that I have flown this route and nothing caught my eye.
Sandy Boots
Looking at recent history, the LHR-BAH-DOH route is by no means always flown by G-ZZZC, but it's usually one of the 3 original non-ER B772s that remain in the fleet, which do indeed have a slightly different configuration from the ERs.
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That's not specifically true. These aircraft are range limited and tend to be used on routes to the Mid East and the US north east coast. Their Royal duties follow the same pattern. For longer routes the R R engined aircraft are used, for instance G-YMMP was used for the Queen's Australia tour and set a record non stop Perth to London flight on the return. There are many other examples.
ZZZA/B/C are the only non ER aircraft in the BA 777-200 fleet. I think that it has 17F seats - there is certainly a lot of first class traffic on the route. (17F/48J/24W/127Y against a typical 17/48/40/124 configuration for a 4 class 772.)
http://www.thebasource.com/g-zzzc.html
http://www.thebasource.com/g-zzzc.html
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For many years G-MIMA operated IOM/LHR and after the BA takeover (expletive deleted) IOM/LGW.
Currently G-CDEB operates IOM/LCY.
Gate staff are often bemused by frequent flyer pax arriving at the departure gate where the IOM plane is parked before the boarding announcement is made. But we know, you know!
Currently G-CDEB operates IOM/LCY.
Gate staff are often bemused by frequent flyer pax arriving at the departure gate where the IOM plane is parked before the boarding announcement is made. But we know, you know!
