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Old 11th Nov 2022, 18:25
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TURIN
 
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Originally Posted by Una Due Tfc

They tend to operate without a spare A330 in DUB either. Every year or two something like this happens and us enthusiasts bemoan the lack of spare airframes but I can only assume they have run the numbers and it makes more financial sense to operate as they do by a significant margin. They’re a very lean operator.
Yes, but in DUB they have a fleet they can shuffle around to recover lost time. With one aircraft you can't. It literally takes days for it to get back on schedule after a lengthy delay.
Maybe when/if IDY comes back it will make life easier.
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