Originally Posted by stab3.5up
Not entirely tru as each airframe can have a different internal config therefore it is not a given that a 777 in all cases has more sests than an a340. indeed some of the fleet the diffrence is less than a dozen seats.
The route is starting with an A330-200, which has less seats than an A340-300 (which is the aircraft being used from October 2012), hence the capacity increase. The reason the 777 came up was because Emirates are retiring their fleet of A340-300s from 2013, and so will have to use a 777 on the route, if not an A340-500.
Originally Posted by stab3.5up
Indeed i would suggest that we are looking on the wrong deck so too speak i think that it is that the 777 offers more pallet space on the lower deck may have more to to with itpn tbe route rather than passenger capacity.
See above.
Originally Posted by stab3.5up
And as i statedt the main thing is that it is supported.
Look if you want to praise the DAA for supporting the route, send them an e-mail, but this is an aviation forum where people can talk about the specifics of a route such as timings, aircraft, ground handlers etc.