Jetblue15 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 273 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4008 times:
I did try searching for this tread to no luck. Perhaps its there but I didn't find it. Anyway, will the A380 come to JFK. My opinion is not anytime soon but I know some of you know better then I. I see them working on some of the taxi ways like the bridge that goes over JFK expressway. So any thoughts, comments. thanks in advance.
NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5212 posts, RR: 49 Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3979 times:
AF and VS have already stated that one of the first few destinations for their A380s will be to JFK. VS operates out of T4 which is already equiped to handle two of them and AF operates out of T1. I don't know if that terminal can operate the A380.
I don't know about other operators but I would think that LH might operate the A380 to JFK as well.
LUV4JFK From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 462 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3960 times:
Do you mean the current prototype? Probably not. Scheduled airlines in the next couple of years? Absolutely. Air France has already mentioned they would be bringing the 380 to JFK as well as Virgin Atlantic. I would assume all major world cities would see the 380 like New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, and Tokyo to name a few.
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BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6504 posts, RR: 58 Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3939 times:
LON JFK tends to be a high frequency market, so I'm surprised by VS's move.
Perhaps its one way to compete against BA's excellent london schedule. If anything I can See BA Increasing frequency, and reducing aircraft size to 772.
JFKLGANYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2706 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3734 times:
The PA is rebuilding the taxiway bridges over the Van Wyck and JFK Expressways. Terminal One Group is rebuilding gates at T1. T4 is already ready to handle the A380.
Jetblue15 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 273 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3639 times:
It doesn't have too. PA, local and state gov't might not want or have the money to do what is needed to have the plane come to JFK. It will come evantually but not right away. Theres too much work to be done.
For whom? With the exception of B6 and their A380 service to SYD starting in 2009, JFK is basically an O&D-centered airport, with limited exceptions (UA LAX/SFO-JFK-LHR or token OH services to places like ORD).
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The PA has already allotted money for the upgrades to handle the A380 at JFK....the taxi bridges over the Van Wyck are the first thing as they have to be strengthened to handle the extra weight of the A-380...the other upgrades will take place later...widening taxiways etc...
Kahala777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (8 years 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3508 times:
Quoting Jetblue15 (Reply 12): It doesn't have too. PA, local and state gov't might not want or have the money to do what is needed to have the plane come to JFK. It will come evantually but not right away. Theres too much work to be done.
Is that why Termanil 4 was built with the A380 in consideration?
Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 13): For whom? With the exception of B6 and their A380 service to SYD starting in 2009, JFK is basically an O&D-centered airport, with limited exceptions (UA LAX/SFO-JFK-LHR or token OH services to places like ORD).
AADC10 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1863 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (8 years 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3481 times:
Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 13): JFK is basically an O&D-centered airport, with limited exceptions (UA LAX/SFO-JFK-LHR
Nobody would want to fly on UA on that route since UA serves LHR directly from both LAX and SFO. JFK is strictly O&D for UA but it is an international gateway for AA and DL.
Kahala777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (8 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3360 times:
Quoting Garnetpalmetto (Reply 18): Try again, Lhr001, neither of those airlines consider JFK a hub
I did not say hub! Now did I?? Putting words into peoples mouth are we?
Quoting AADC10 (Reply 17): Nobody would want to fly on UA on that route since UA serves LHR directly from both LAX and SFO. JFK is strictly O&D for UA but it is an international gateway for AA and DL
A bit of history, the morning departure that United Airlines used to offer JFK-LHR orginated in SFO.
Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6835 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3321 times:
As it is already said above Air France, Lufthansa and Virgin as the three European A380 customers will use the A380 to JFK. Singapure and Emirates will fly to JFK as well. JFK is an essential gateway for these airlines into the American market.
Any chance that EWR will also see the A380 ? Lufthansa uses the 747-400 already from FRA to EWR.
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5251 posts, RR: 55 Reply 23, posted (8 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3295 times:
Quoting Kahala777 (Reply 20): I did not say hub! Now did I?? Putting words into peoples mouth are we?
No, Liar001, we aren't. Let's go back in posting history. In Reply 7, MidnightMike said JFK was a major hub. In Reply 13, Cubsrule asked, "For whom?" Then, in Reply 16 you said "Try American Airlines, and Delta Airlines!"
Now, I realize you have difficulty keeping up with which username you're using at any given point in time, but I would hope you'd be able to follow a conversation just a little bit better than that.
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RJpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (8 years 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3242 times:
Skipping around all the bullcrap.....I expect to see Virgin, Air France, Singapore, Qantas, and perhaps Korean operating the 380 into JFK. Last I read, LH wasn't sure about the 380 into JFK yet.
26 Tsnamm: I don't believe EWR is equipped to handle it, and I don't believe that the PAof NY/NJ is going to upgrade 2 airports to handle it...
27 JetBlueAtJFK: Wow B6 is getting the A380! Awesome...lol I think I read it wrong but that is what I am getting out of that. Exactly, and I flew JFK-LHR 2 years back
28 Cubsrule: By your definition, ATL would not be a hub for DL. After all, it is no longer banked. Limited service from both AA and DL allows limited connections
29 RayChuang: San Francisco (SFO) will likely be among the first airports in the USA to at least get two A380 flights per day--Singapore Airlines' SQ 001/002 fligh
30 RJpieces: Highly Unlikely! Seeing that QF will operate the A380 from SYD-LAX, it is entirely possible that JFK will see it.
31 Starlionblue: I see them increasing 744s Ironically, it was #3 in the NY area in terms of pax numbers last year.
32 Gemuser: There has to be a chance that QF will operate the A380 to JFK, at least for a short while. The LAX-JFK-LAX tag is operated by an aircraft that would
33 RJpieces: Ironically, it was #3 in the NY area in terms of pax numbers last year. The only irony is that your data is wrong. Gemuser, wouldn't DFW be better ser
35 Starlionblue: I saw Newark and La Guardia as ahead in a respected paper last year. Guess it was more stellar reporting
36 Tsnamm: [quote=Starlionblue,reply=35] I saw Newark and La Guardia as ahead in a respected paper last year. Guess it was more stellar reporting Go to the Port
37 Starlionblue: That has nothing to do with total pax numbers. It's just that airlines serving JFK have announced their desire to do so with the 380. If they had all
38 Gemuser: Well of course they havent ordered 777 yet and it is by no means certian that they will. ASSUMING the A380 can operate DFW-SYD/MEL economically, then
39 Startknob: Just a true story from JFK: A totally over-crowded gate, a horrible situation with toilets, people packed, bad air, looong lines waiting, some 2+ hour
40 Tsnamm: unfortunately it has everything to do with it...a large number of the major intl carriers serving the airport are buying the A-380 and plan on sendin
41 Cornish: not really a surprise - it'll be a VS marketing ploy as much as anything - offering something bigger and "better" than BA can on the route. VS will p
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