PA120 From Denmark, joined Feb 2004, 57 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6415 times:
I just read in "Airliner World" magazine that Easyjet might wanna buy 747s to support their rapid growth!! There was even a picture of an 747 with Easyjet titles on... does any know if they for a fact has flown 747`s before and if, on what routes?
Demoose From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1952 posts, RR: 26 Reply 3, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6334 times:
Maybe Easyjet are going to expand into the Transatlantic market. Check the month of the Airliner World edition, then read the registration of the 747 pictured in the article and you'll soon have an answer to your question!
Navigator From Sweden, joined Jul 2001, 1036 posts, RR: 15 Reply 5, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6297 times:
The article says that EasyJet may subcontract some of it´s summer schedules to a third party B747-200 operator... They have been in contact with italian start up Dodo Air about this. Nothing in the article says anything about EasyJet buying 747:s.
MD80Nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 873 posts, RR: 10 Reply 8, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6105 times:
EasyJet is buying 747-400s and will operate them in a standing room only configuration of about 2,793 passengers. There will be no window shades and instead of lavatories they will just install floor drains so there will be no waiting to go to the bathroom. The planes will have a large rear cargo door (like the combis) to load pre-loaded containers with passengers to speed up boarding. Really, trust me...
Navigator From Sweden, joined Jul 2001, 1036 posts, RR: 15 Reply 10, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5986 times:
Dear PA120,
This had me fooled also. I found nothing extraordinary with EasyJet operating 747:s. I didn´t read the article though, perhaps that´s why it got me fooled. And also since I´m not british, I saw nothing extraordinary with EasyJet operating 747:s on wetlease on busy routes.
So they got me too...
The reason they succeded is because the story could very well have been true.
MD80Nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 873 posts, RR: 10 Reply 15, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 5496 times:
>>MD80Nut - think your getting a few low costs confused, sounds like a perfectly reasonable suggestion for the future Ryanair service!<<
LOL! You're right! I better be careful, I don't want to give them or Southwest any ideas!
Ant72LBA From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2003, 411 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 5077 times:
Catatonic - I don't know the economics of it but I'd suspect the answer is out there already, no LCCs fly 747s so no? I'm sure there are people on a.net who know why not, it's just getting one of them interested enough to answer..........!
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18883 posts, RR: 54 Reply 24, posted (9 years 2 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 4537 times:
"But Im sure Pe@rson would love to have that picture on the wall in his bedroom. "
Nah, not a fan of the Concorde. Give me a FR 732 or 738 any day.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
25 Horus: Pe@rson Really, I thought I was the only person who didn't like the supersonic jet even though I admit it was a great piece of engineering. I have to
26 MD80Nut: PA120, I believe People Express went under because they expanded way too fast beyond their means. As I recall they kept adding planes and destinations
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