ACE - BLK stopped at FAO to refuel a couple of weeks ago. If the 733s are more than capable of this route, how come pax have been notified of a schedule change, depending on the load/wind, and the inbound is showing as 5hrs -55min?
If it was tech problem, it must have occurred early in flight, as it took a different flight path to usual, before it had finished crossing the English channel.
The B733 are more than capable of doing the distance but its ACE that's the problem. A similar route operates to DUB not by LS of course but last summer the vast majority operated without a fuel stop but this summer all flights have a scheduled stop in FAO on the return leg. The A320 and A321's at times don't even make it without a fuel stop. The only aircraft that I don't think has any problems is the B737-800.