Ushermittwoch From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 2889 posts, RR: 18 Posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2207 times:
Hi!
I was wondering what the current A340-200 routes are. I am trying to get on one of these birds soon, but can't make up my mind, what the best option would be. So any input is welcome.
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7162 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1882 times:
Doesn't Royal Jordanian use them into DTW ?
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ORDRyan28 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 988 posts, RR: 17 Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1869 times:
Quoting United_fan (Reply 5): Doesn't Royal Jordanian use them into DTW ?
Yes, and ORD, and JFK.
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ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3762 posts, RR: 15 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1864 times:
AR flies the A342 three times a week EZE-JFK and there is an A342 to MIA as well from EZE. Not sure of the frequency but I don't think it is daily.
Planemanofnz From New Zealand, joined Sep 2005, 1653 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1858 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 4): I am not sure if EZE-AKL-SYD is the only A342 route. Maybe they also fly the big Airbus to MAD or to FCO but I am not 100% sure.
AKL is the only guaranteed 342 route. In recent months AR has been flying the 342 to AKL and connecting SYD passengers to QF due to technical issues with the aircraft. The AR flight is always late arriving into AKL aswell. From what I gather, MAD and FCO are 747 operated whilst BCN was 342 operated but is now more 747 operated due to technical issues.
I also know that SAA definately flies all of their PER flights as 342.
Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8298 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1711 times:
Quoting Karan69 (Reply 3): Also BOM, how many do SAA have
They have 6
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 10): Is the A342 a shortened, longer-range version of the A343, or is the A343 a stretch of the A342
From the Airliners.net aircraft data page: The A340-300 has the same fuselage length as the A330-300, while the shortened A340-200 trades seating capacity for greater range (first flight April 1 1992).
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Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24 Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1249 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 10): have a question. Is the A342 a shortened, longer-range version of the A343, or is the A343 a stretch of the A342?
The 342 came first so the 343 is basically a minor stretch of the 342. Early A340 customers (e.g. AF and LH) had no choice initially but they later sold their 342s and replaced them with 343s.
In contrast, the longer A330-300 (same fuselage as the 343) was the original model, followed a few years later by the slightly shorter (but longer range) A330-200.
L1011buff From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 112 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1179 times:
Are the airlines turning any good profits with the A342 or 343?
Or are they on their way out sooner rather than later?
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FlyDreamliner From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2759 posts, RR: 15 Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1147 times:
Quoting Andz (Reply 2): SAA have several ex LH aircraft, they are used domestically JNB-CPT-JNB as well as JNB-CDG, ZRH, PER and ABJ
I was planning a trip to CPT for next summer, and one of my options for return included for July '07 was a CPT-LHR flight on a South African A342.
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Swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5265 posts, RR: 37 Reply 19, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 950 times:
Quoting FlyDreamliner (Reply 17): I was planning a trip to CPT for next summer, and one of my options for return included for July '07 was a CPT-LHR flight on a South African A342.
SAA does also run the 342 on the CPT-LHR routing but only on dedicated days. GRU and BOM do get a mix of 342/343.
I wouldn't rely on domestic services as they switch mainly between 744,346 and 342 if a long-haul plane is scheduled on such a flight.
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