Originally Posted by
Wycombe
That seems a very odd routing to be part of a RTW itinerary, unless the a/c was positioning to pick up a segment from SFB back to BHX, and needed a tech-stop in the Azores on it's way from Morocco.
This RTW originated in the USA so pax had to go back there to disembark - Orlando SFB
Most 757 RTW tours start in the US or somewhere in the EU
Marrakesh and the Azores were part of the itinerary
The 757 can do SFB-BHX empty non-stop (and MAN and GLA but LGW is a push)
TCS Captains Choice Nat Geo and Abercrombie and Kent are some of the upmarket tour operators that charter a 52 lie-flat or 80 all business class seat fitted 757-200 - TOM/BY and TCS have their own dedicated 757's - Monarch used to...
Don't know what will happen when TOM/BY get rid of the 757's - maybe Titan may pick this RTW work up....