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Old 1st Oct 2001, 18:18
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wrong !!
the 737-800 has not got a 9hr fuel endurance to fly the north atlantic. even on a good day nyc is 6+hrs, then you have got to load sufficient north-atlantic div fuel. all this with what an hours etops rating? i don't think so - oh and thats before they carry any pax. as for the cost - the big boys will eat them alive - even today the vs/ba the us carriers and even ei have nyc fares from as little as 200gbp. there is no way that fr could rival that sorst of cost and break even let alone even smell a profit. + the fact they would make shed loads more dosh doing 7 or 8 return dub-uk flts in the same time as it would take 1 dub-nyc a/c to operate. sorry to all you boys at fr but - dream on. unless you can prove me wrong that is ?
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