Originally Posted by
KelvinD
Incidentally, from this, I see that the 2 flights (174 & 112) are scheduled to depart JFK within 25 minutes of each other. About time they used an A380 on this route, perhaps?
Frequency is a key competitive tool on routes like JFK/LHR, so one fewer departure would hurt BA's market share, particularly as the B744+B772 combination provides around 100 more seats than a single A388 to offset the higher DOCs.