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BA will never close LGW as Easyjet would take over and that North Terminal would be painted Orange! As for Crewing levels at LGW Eurofleet is fully crewed at the moment and is currently recruiting extra crew for the planned changes and expansion!
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Of course when the A380-900 comes along, all those seats on one slot are going to look even more tempting.
Ok 2 pinches of salt to your pound they buy the -800 they may just wait for the 900
Ok 2 pinches of salt to your pound they buy the -800 they may just wait for the 900
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Dollond, old PPRuNe,
Just face it, the dugong doesn't suit everyone. I note that Iberia, with a very heavy Airbus fleet, still uses 747s on its heaviest route. These run very strong load factors at solid yields so they'd probably be able to fill a few 380s (eg. to MIA and EZE) and CASA is a major part of 'bus so there's the political angle... but they've clearly taken the view that it doesn't fit their current patterns.
Where do you suggest BA run 380s?
NY: every thinking traveller would avoid BA to NY like the plague if they had to arrive in a 380. That terminal can barely cope with a single 747, let alone a couple of 380s dropping in. So by getting 380s to do that route, you are also suggesting that BA spend loads more of the cash it doesn't have, expanding its JFK facilities.
Asia: Possibly, but given the schedules on the main Asian routes, you would have your massive investment sitting idle for most of the European day. Lots more routes can support 747 ops so as it is, you can turn round a 747 that's just lobbed in from SIN and push it out as the mid-day JFK or late-afternoon JNB.
West Coast: punters want frequency, not one-a-day. You can fill 3 777s to LAX but you'd be scratching to fill 3 380s unless you drop the fares to uneconomic yields.
Just face it, the dugong doesn't suit everyone. I note that Iberia, with a very heavy Airbus fleet, still uses 747s on its heaviest route. These run very strong load factors at solid yields so they'd probably be able to fill a few 380s (eg. to MIA and EZE) and CASA is a major part of 'bus so there's the political angle... but they've clearly taken the view that it doesn't fit their current patterns.
Where do you suggest BA run 380s?
NY: every thinking traveller would avoid BA to NY like the plague if they had to arrive in a 380. That terminal can barely cope with a single 747, let alone a couple of 380s dropping in. So by getting 380s to do that route, you are also suggesting that BA spend loads more of the cash it doesn't have, expanding its JFK facilities.
Asia: Possibly, but given the schedules on the main Asian routes, you would have your massive investment sitting idle for most of the European day. Lots more routes can support 747 ops so as it is, you can turn round a 747 that's just lobbed in from SIN and push it out as the mid-day JFK or late-afternoon JNB.
West Coast: punters want frequency, not one-a-day. You can fill 3 777s to LAX but you'd be scratching to fill 3 380s unless you drop the fares to uneconomic yields.
