And somehow KE, TG, MH, LH, BA, AF... have all managed to slot these into their rosters in some productive fashion. Amazing. Not only that, but LH and KE have doubled down and ordered from both buffet items. I suppose CX will be eating their lunches soon too?
There's bean counting... and bean counting. I think dominating the Hong Kong aviation market for so long has made CX's management soft.
We'll have more hard data soon enough though. BA's whales are beaching here in November, apparently in the midst of the next downturn in the ongoing financial crisis saga event thing. No better way to test all these splendid theories on capacity etcetera than in a lukewarm economy.