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Hainan back to Beijing - seems to be direct this time, with no DUB add-on.
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status...kJASeyrKg&s=19
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status...kJASeyrKg&s=19
Good news indeed. A333 is the operating aircraft. Available now on Hainan website.
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Going to be a very busy airport, peak season - long haul on a Friday. Based on current aircraft listing.
7 x wide-body arrivals and departures
4 x 752 arrivals and departures.
Add all UK, Turkey, Greece, other European and bucket & spade routes. They’ll be queuing up like never before for a seat at Wetherspoons etc….
7 x wide-body arrivals and departures
4 x 752 arrivals and departures.
Add all UK, Turkey, Greece, other European and bucket & spade routes. They’ll be queuing up like never before for a seat at Wetherspoons etc….
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Hainan back to Beijing - seems to be direct this time, with no DUB add-on.
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status...kJASeyrKg&s=19
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status...kJASeyrKg&s=19
Pleased to hear it's an A333 - BBC and others showing B737 which wouldn't get them very far.
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Nice plane to see again, I quite the livery. The interior though… yikes.
The loads even on a double drop with DUB were dire pre covid.. what will change this time?
Not a carrier for service /product Id select for 10hr trek I dont think.
The loads even on a double drop with DUB were dire pre covid.. what will change this time?
Not a carrier for service /product Id select for 10hr trek I dont think.
Hainan starts in 46 days. Who books a long haul holiday to the other side of the world in that timeframe? It ends in 4 months time, before a single booking has been made. Something political here surely?
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Someone's subsidising it, turns out it's being bankrolled at the Chineses end to allow middle classes with the desired credit score to be allowed to go on holiday. Think of it as a whole plane charter you can still buy seats on.
It's not really operating on a classic "commercial" basis but nice to see it back.
It's not really operating on a classic "commercial" basis but nice to see it back.
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LOL!
Suspect the historical complex triangle split load routing with DUB makes the extent of ‘dire’ loads might be tricky to tease out.
Seems its essentially a tour operator supported service over a shortish season rather than anything more substantial. Would be interested to hear in due course who would choose to use the service as a scheduled outbound ex EDI. Maybe with dirt cheap give-ways and an empty cabin might be right up frugal backpackers street! Presume therefore minimal impact on the two often cheapest eastbound services with QR and TK.
Suspect the historical complex triangle split load routing with DUB makes the extent of ‘dire’ loads might be tricky to tease out.
Seems its essentially a tour operator supported service over a shortish season rather than anything more substantial. Would be interested to hear in due course who would choose to use the service as a scheduled outbound ex EDI. Maybe with dirt cheap give-ways and an empty cabin might be right up frugal backpackers street! Presume therefore minimal impact on the two often cheapest eastbound services with QR and TK.