Originally Posted by
Fairdealfrank
Definitely not convinced.
Very approx timings: ADD-DUB about 9 hours, DUB-LAX about 12, LAX-DUB about 11 and DUB-ADD about 8, 2 hours on the ground at DUB in each direction.
So, two crews needed each way with a crew change at DUB.
NZ is LHR-LAX-AKL and vice versa, also needs 2 crews withn a change at LAX. LHR-HKG-AKL and v.v. is now scrapped.
I don't think the OP is suggesting that the same crew will fly ADD-DUB-LAX-ADD, merely that the aircraft doesn't have to stop in DUB both ways for crewing reasons. (I recognise that it
is stopping both ways, so the point is academic.)
Monday:
Crew 1: ADD-DUB
Crew 2: DUB-LAX
Crew 3: LAX-ADD
Wednesday:
Crew 4: ADD-DUB
Crew 1: DUB-LAX
Crew 2: LAX-ADD
Friday:
Crew 2 or 3 (or other): ADD-DUB
Crew 4: DUB-LAX
Crew 1: LAX-ADD
and so on.