Originally Posted by
jwrobbo
That's a big jump. I'm trying to get my head around such an increase without more tankage.
I was thinking the same - I wonder if they're playing around with the definition of 'additional'.
Boeing has had similar capability with the 777-200LR for about 15 years.
It hasn't been a big seller - pretty much a niche aircraft.
I looked into that LAX-Singapore non-stop several years ago - the entire aircraft was an enhanced business class, 100 seats if I recall correctly. It also carried a significant price premium relative to the normal one-stop - around $2,000 more than the one-stop business class ticket.
I wasn't surprised when it was discontinued...