Originally Posted by I B
At the end of the day the 380 right now carries basically the same amount of payload as a 300ER
Ah, that'll be the 777-300ER that carries 14 First and 76 Business pax then? You know, the pax that make the money!!! (Or does the 380 now only carry 12/42??)
Payload isn't everything when you can shovel 90 premium pax into an airframe. I believe the 400 odd Y class and the little bit of freight are free earnings
If you check the loads on the 380 sectors premium is invariably 90% plus load factor - of full revenue pax. (Check Apollo)
As far as I can see, EK can operate every morning flight to Europe with the 380 (except maybe Athens), plenty of scope in Asia and India. Africa is opening up. MEL and BNE would work. The groundstaff in BHX are asking for 380 to operate 39/40... Whether you're Airbus or Boeing you have to concede that the passengers love it... It's a very comfortable way to travel the world
