" a Sharm flight with tech stop for fuel in Venice and crew going out of hours didn't play well"
Worth looking how many operators Airbus 319/20/21 or Boeing 737 struggled to lift a full load with some of the head winds due to the Jetstream recently out of the Red Sea / Eastern end of Med - UK.
Venice is good option to get a relief crew out to meet the tech stop due fuel and crew hours on a 13hr + day.