Warreng24 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 683 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3848 times:
Wikipedia lists that TG will take delivery of some 777-200ER's later this year.
Does anyone know (or can speculate) what routes these aircraft will be put on?
Also, the Wikipedia article references that these 772ER deliveries will coincide with the retirement of the MD-11's from the fleet. Does this seem reasonable?
The777Man From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 6088 posts, RR: 56 Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3761 times:
I think they will fly the 777-200/ER to smaller citiies like ARN but increase frequency (currently 4-5 days a week with a 744). There has also been some talk that they would open up some new destinations in Europe like MAN and perhaps OSL. I could also see MXP and ZRH getting the -200/ER.
We will see.
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Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3668 times:
What is the special connection between northern Europe and BKK? Is it (ahem) tourism alone? The cities mentioned are not really business centers compared to, say, Chicago.
MauriceB From Netherlands, joined Aug 2004, 2477 posts, RR: 28 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3615 times:
Quoting Kappel (Reply 3): Quoting B742 (Reply 2):
TG would also like to return to AMS, most likely with the 346's or 772ER's
If or hopefully, when they return to AMS I hope it is with their a346's, because that would make them the first scheduled a346 operator in AMS!
Out of curiosity, is there a regular 773 operator at AMS?
AMS will start in 2007, they released that in january 2005, and they said it will be flown by the A340-600....
nope there isnt a 773 regular operator at AMS... Yet. but not to long ago CX said that in the near future AMS will be upgraded with bigger equipment, so wouldn't suprise me if they send in the 777-300ER.
also Eva air will most likely send theire 777-300ER in the very near future. atleast that would be logical because they are replacing theire 747-400's with 7773 if im correct.
EK is said to be looking for slots at AMS, but they have so much different aircraft that the chance they will send a 777300ER is slim
Warreng24 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 683 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3523 times:
Could the 772ER's do a BKK-ORD non-stop?
Or what about a BKK-SFO non-stop?
I think that the connection to either of these UA hubs would produce good feeder traffic for both TG and UA.
The777Man From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 6088 posts, RR: 56 Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3505 times:
Hi Warreng24!
The -200/ER doesn't have the range to fly BKK-ORD/SFO nonstop. That would have to be flown by A340-500 or if TG would order 777-200/LR.
Thanks for the info, B742 and MauriceB!
The777Man
Need a Boeing 777 Firing Order....Further to fly....GA, T5, CI and LX 777s
Yes, that's possible, as the route is shorter (by the Great Circle) than CO's NYC-HKG nonstop.
A high-MTOW one could do that route nonstop, but due to the still air, it'd be difficult to tote commercially viable payload on the return segment... though not impossible, particularly if it wasn't an airline as incompetent (in the USA market) as is TG.
...does anyone know the MTOW TG selected for these aircraft?
Kappel From Suriname, joined Jul 2005, 3533 posts, RR: 18 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 3063 times:
Quoting MauriceB (Reply 6): AMS will start in 2007, they released that in january 2005, and they said it will be flown by the A340-600....
nope there isnt a 773 regular operator at AMS... Yet. but not to long ago CX said that in the near future AMS will be upgraded with bigger equipment, so wouldn't suprise me if they send in the 777-300ER.
also Eva air will most likely send theire 777-300ER in the very near future. atleast that would be logical because they are replacing theire 747-400's with 7773 if im correct.
Thanks Maurice!! I heard about that TG announcement, but wasn't sure if their going through with it. Interesting about EVA air though, didn't know they were probably going to replace their equipment with 773's. Same with CX. Aren't EVA's 744's that fly to AMS combi's? And if so, how will they compensate the loss of cargo? MD11F's?
RedChili From Norway, joined Jul 2005, 2053 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2939 times:
Quoting The777Man (Reply 1): I think they will fly the 777-200/ER to smaller citiies like ARN but increase frequency (currently 4-5 days a week with a 744).
ARN is currently 6 weekly flights on 744. I don't see any reason to downsize to a 772 to get one extra flight. They can probably go to 7 weekly flights quite soon anyway.
Quoting Supa7E7 (Reply 4): What is the special connection between northern Europe and BKK
Lots of tourism, plus many Scandinavian men have their in-laws in Thailand. On some Scandinavia-Thailand flights, I've got the impression that 50 percent of the passengers are couples made up of a Scandinavia man and a Thai woman.
Carpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2772 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2851 times:
Quoting B742 (Reply 2): I would expect the proposed new LHR flights would be depending on slots, but if granted I would expect 744 or 346's services
Doesn't TG already have double daily service on BKK-LHR? LHR slots are highly prized so anything less than the largest aircraft at TG will not do. This means the 744 for now and the A380 when it is delivered.
Due to previous ETOPS problems, Asia-Europe routes seem the most logical as they have plenty of alternates available enroute. Unlike BKK-JNB which is almost all over water.
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