Realism
Well centreline747. I actually fly the Classic, have flown and will probably fly a few more times. What Kungfu Panda says makes sense. A classic, even the newer ones, are maintenance intensive. Those with first class IFE are rare if nonexistent. Burning 12 tons an hour raises your seat per mile cost to an unacceptable level in a standard airline operation. My view is that the classic is t the end of it's road as a pax aircraft other than for a plain charter ops, Hajj from Africa on -300 or as a STBY aircraft.
To think that a first world pampered pax used to A330's B777's and the likes is going to put up with a clapped out rust bucket and sit in it for hours on end to save a few bob is delusional. It would have to be a El-Cheapo operation with lowest prices ever offered and then it would not pay for fuel and even less for the maintenance.
Just my two pence worth.