airevents From Germany, joined Jan 2002, 811 posts, RR: 3 Posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 3620 times:
AI had the first Dreamliner delivered to them some days ago. Have the routes it will fly on been revealed yet? I am headed that way soon, so could possibly squeeze in a Dreamliner flight depending on what routes they fly. Thanks for any information!
KL577 From Netherlands, joined Oct 2006, 748 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3425 times:
I need to fly DEL-HYD-DEL at the end of October (probably Oct 28). I typically fly Indigo or Jet Airways, but now that this beauty is flying around: will there be a chance of catching an AI B787 flight on this route on/around these days?
aeroblogger From India, joined Dec 2011, 1363 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3109 times:
Quoting KL577 (Reply 3): I need to fly DEL-HYD-DEL at the end of October (probably Oct 28). I typically fly Indigo or Jet Airways, but now that this beauty is flying around: will there be a chance of catching an AI B787 flight on this route on/around these days?
No
However, AI's 77W will be operating flights AI126/127... It's always a treat to get a widebody.
It probably would only cost 30-40 Euro more to fly DEL-HYD via BLR, if you want to experience the aircraft.
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aeroblogger From India, joined Dec 2011, 1363 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 2805 times:
Quoting 777way (Reply 7): There are also some rumored plans for Rome, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Nairobi, Tashkent, Almaty (or Astana), Dushanbe and Ho Chi Minh City.
These are all cities which are being considered for AI 787 service.
There are some more as well: DAR, MNL, BOS, BHX, MAN, LOS, TLV, AMM, CAI, SVO/DME, and ACC are also being considered by AI for 787 service.
[Edited 2012-09-14 17:27:40]
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RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2159 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (8 months 1 week 13 hours ago) and read 2315 times:
So is AI thinking the US market is not good for the 787? Seems the 787 could make DEL-LAX/ORD/JFK a more profitable non-stop than the 744 or 777 on a year round basis. Those in the know, your insight is appreciated.
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aeroblogger From India, joined Dec 2011, 1363 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (8 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 2144 times:
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 14): So is AI thinking the US market is not good for the 787? Seems the 787 could make DEL-LAX/ORD/JFK a more profitable non-stop than the 744 or 777 on a year round basis. Those in the know, your insight is appreciated.
The 787 was ordered by Air India to replace the A310 aircraft used on midhaul missions.
The routes to USA/Canada all lose money because yields aren't high enough to sustain the ULH flight. Midhaul expansion is much more profitable.
Not to mention, service to the likes of Almaty and Dushanbe is far more useful than a flight to Los Angeles - there are tons of options on the latter, so AI's service is not necessary.
The only 2 north american destinations being considered are BOS and YVR, and that's probably because they are the shortest unserved markets...
[Edited 2012-09-15 04:27:14]
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Wouldnt Baghdad and Tehran or Mashhad and Najaf make more sense, even Damascus in better times, all three countries host major Shia holy sites, strange logic.
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