Originally Posted by
FullWings
It’s a pleasant aircraft to be a passenger on and my colleagues say it’s nice to operate. Unfortunately, it's rather heavy at around twice the empty weight of a 777, so is not exactly economical, plus it can’t take anywhere near the amount of freight.
The guys on the ramp when it was introduced couldn't see how it was going to make money when you looked at how much extra fuel you had to put on compared with a 777 on the same route and how much less (if any) freight you could load in the belly. When EK made the DXB - LHR route all 380 they also had to put on a 777 freighter to take all the cargo that no longer fitted.