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Old 4th Dec 2011, 03:34
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Let's see if the business is sustainable. In my side of the world (Europe) full business class operations resulted often in failures. The only exception being (maybe) BA LCY-JFK on a 32 seats A319
And all the flights operated by Privat Air on behalf of KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, etc. Not to mention BA's Open Skies and Air France's A318 operation "dedicate". Are you sure about your part of the world?

I think HKA will swipe a massive amount of business from CX. The kind of people that purchase B and F class like the exclusivity of not having to fly with the cattle. Singapore runs all first class A345s across the Pacific, who knows how much business they have stolen from CX since that started.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. CX is a follower, not a leader. This place makes money despite of the ineptitude of the managers in charge.
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