When you consider last weeks scheduled 777 service taking off from the intersection of taxiway B (as opposed to using the full length of runway available) on an easterly departure then I am sure there are many more medium to long haul routes viable that are yet to be discovered that do not necessitate long runways dependent on aircraft performance .
Was it half-empty? El Al have been demanding simply extortionate fares this High Holidays. Perhaps the profiteering backfired.
Scanning the schedules, El Al appear to be slashing flights to just 4 pw this coming winter. The seasonal frequency cut is not a surprise. The extent of it is. I'd have thought they could have justified at least 6pw. Perhaps they anticipate that the imminent demise of their codeshare with AA will free up substantial seat capacity on their LHR flights?
772 due in again Monday.
