A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about the superjumbo's future

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by youngtaff on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:12AM (#19112604)

There's something like 70 London to New York flights a day so in theory yes from a passenger numbers PoV it could support the A380 once there's terminal infrastructure.

But one of the reasons BA run so many flights (10?) a day is so that customers have choice and flexibility - it's not unknown for people to book business or first class seats on multiple flights in the same day so they can fly earlier if their schedule allows

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by mixmastamyk on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:20PM (#19116442)

Sure, there is convenience to having multiple flights a day. However, over say a half-dozen, diminishing returns kick in.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by youngtaff on Saturday February 09, 2019 @06:28AM (#19121816)

Well BA run 12 flights a day between London and NYC (9 from Heathrow, 1 each from City and Gatwick) and it seems to work for them.

They're catering to the people traveling business class who want flexibility and it seems to work for them - they run something like 86 biz class seats and only 140ish economy on some flights

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