Qantas used to run 763 domestically.
- Twin aisle, 260 odd passengers.
- two pilots
- Two engines
- One air frame in the terminal area
Having sent the 788 to JQ, for all those high yielding backpackers, Qantas has:
- 67 738
- Handful of A330 (10 of the shorter range variant and 18 200 series)
To get the same passengers into a capital city needs nearly 2 738, with extra pilots, extra cabin crew and indeed two air frames in the same terminal area...
Real genius that