Originally Posted by
HundredPercentPlease
We do that distance (7400 km) in 1 duty in a 320, albeit over 2 sectors. 1 sector, same distance, shorter day!
Sure you do, in 2 sectors, largely with a nice div field no more than a hundred miles away! Seriously, its going to be safe, of course, but from an operational point of view a fully gassed and loaded 321, even with magic winglets is not going to get much altitude to dodge the weather across the Atlantic. Having seen (from the outside) the Primera operation I don't think its going to be much fun for the crews and finally, to make money its going to be packed like a sardine tin on modern hard seats. I'm sorry, but frankly I'd rather not go, front or back of the aircraft. It is aviation sunk to the gutter and now exploring the drainage system. I'll take may chances with the 10 seats across a nice 330 (other airframes are available) and hope for an upgrade ;-)