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Boeing 7E7
Such doom and gloom! There are many airlines that expanded, gained market share and survived to tell the tale. Ryanair and easyJet to name just two. I remember the same things were said when these two airlines embarked on their aggressive expansion plans 15 years ago. But the strategy worked. In that time we had 9/11, SARS and a Financial Crisis which all took their toll on the economies of the world. Granted, nothing is guaranteed. And they survived. Your tales of doom and gloom are rehashed arguments that were directed at what have now become the giants of the industry!
FR and U2 utilised those assets for circa 16-18 hrs a day with multiple flights........ now Norwegian may be getting good revenue for LH but is it really financially better than flying 8 sectors a day ?
FR and U2 are are 90% capacity so 8 a day puts you circa 1500 pax plus all their spend v 2 a day of circa 600 with significantly higher costs.
1 aircaft goes tech for FR and U2 they can cope, going tech in LAX is kind of harder.