Originally Posted by
EastMids
Doha to Cardiff 3,360 miles, 737 Max-8 range quoted as 3,700 in lowish density two-class configuration. First deliveries to Qatar 2018. Hmmm... Wonder if Boeing has a few more miles up its sleeve???
That would be a perfectly sized aircraft for the route, and the A321NEO. Would allow a higher frequency than that of the B787 so would be more useful.