Originally Posted by
sheikhthecamel
Wouldn't it then make sense to consolidate that demand for seats into a larger aircraft? Say one shaped like an A380...?
only if there was the demand to fill it - once you get to a 777 being overbooked you get into the kinds of issues krismiler alludes to like connection times.
The other point is that a 777 can carry more freight to offset the drop in passenger numbers so may reach profitability on a particular route before the Whale