Originally Posted by
justapax
You're right, the A319neo in particular has much more range than I thought. I've always thought of the A320 series as hopping around Europe, with the A318 flying to New York with a stopover at Shannon to pick up more fuel eastbound, but the A319neo can do the Atlantic with a full load. You learn something new every day!
Sectors such as Sydney - Bangkok (9+ hours) are quite possible in A321XLR. Not for me but I image airline accountants will like this.
I've nothing against narrow bodies, spent many long hours on 707s and DC8s but modern narrow bodies are such an awful passenger experience.