Originally Posted by
nighthawk117
As for the United / Delta examples - i'm not convinced. Look at Manchester, with its much larger catchment, yet it's still narrowbody central to the US. With the exception of the United flight which upgraded this year, it's all 757s. These aircraft are perfect for operating flights to the UK, freeing up widebodies for flights further in to Europe.
Not quite, the Delta JV has seen Virgin having a B744 / A330 base which is now the same size as Gatwick. American fly the A332 on PHL leaving United with a seasonal B757 / B767 mix.
But yes, fair point about the inbound passenger profile.