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Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): The average fare LGW-MCO in Club is a ball parking £2500 multiply 16 generates £40,000 round trip. The average fare in WT+ is £1275 multiply 24 generates only £30,600 Why reduce your possible earnings by almost £10,000? |
Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): Why reduce your possible earnings by almost £10,000? |
Quoting VV701 (Reply 7): Does anyone know if the plan to reconfigure the cabins of LGW based 772s is limited to the five frames, G-VIIO, 'IP, 'IR, 'IT and 'IU? |
Quoting richardw (Reply 9): Which aicrcraft will operate to CPT, LIM and JFK? |
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Quoting VV701 (Reply 7): Does anyone know if the plan to reconfigure the cabins of LGW based 772s is limited to the five frames, G-VIIO, 'IP, 'IR, 'IT and 'IU? These 772s are currently configured foe 283 passengers (J40 / W24 / Y219). They operate the majority of flights to the Caribbean and to MCO and TPA. However they are only half of BA's LGW based 772s. The other five BA 772s operating from LGW are in two sub-fleets. Three frames, currently G-VIIV, 'VW and 'VY, are configured for 226 passengers (F14 / J48 / W40 / Y124). I believe they are dedicated to operating the rotations between LGW and BDA, BGI and UVF. The second sub-fleet of two 772s, currently G-YMMS and 'MR are configured for 275 passengers (J48 / W24 / Y203). These aircraft also have an overhead crew rest area. They are dedicated to operating to the Indian Ocean, serving MLE and MRS. They could also be reconfigured with a smaller J Class cabin. 'IU was reconfigured to a total of 283 passenger seats as recently as February last year increasing that sub-fleet to five aircraft. |
Quoting DolphinAir747 (Reply 18): Quoting VV701 (Reply 7): After all BGI was a Winter Timetable Concorde destination served from LHR. Why does BGI have such high yields/so much premium traffic? It seems to be a pattern with B6's J service there, and AC sending the 77L there before. |
Quoting DolphinAir747 (Reply 18): Why does BGI have such high yields/so much premium traffic? |
Quoting AAMDanny (Reply 22): To be totally honest I'm surprised they have not opted for a 10 abreast Y product from LGW. |
Quoting AAMDanny (Reply 22): To be totally honest I'm surprised they have not opted for a 10 abreast Y product from LGW. |
Quoting GSTBA (Reply 14): Heathrow B777-200ERs to be converted from 4-class (12F/48J/32W/127Y) to 3-class with 25% more seats. The aircraft are the 9 RR powered aircraft G-YMMG, H, I, J, K, L, N, O and P. BA will use the 787-9's to replace these aircraft on the few long range routes were a first market exists |
Quoting GSTBA (Reply 14): According to the presentation by doing this BA will be driving higher revenue per aircraft by re-configuring cabins to serve markets which have lower premium demand |
Quoting migair54 (Reply 24): I don't know when but maybe BA should have introduce a new Business class seats and configuration with the B787. When was the current seats introduce?? with that 2-4-2 in the B777. |
Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): The average fare LGW-MCO in Club is a ball parking £2500 multiply 16 generates £40,000 round trip. |
Quoting LAX772LR (Reply 20): The kind of folks who can and will spend 5 to 6 figures on a vacation, and think nothing of it. |
Quoting Bongodog1964 (Reply 23): Three of these birds were delivered new to LGW with 10 abreast in Y, that plus the fact they were operated for BA by Flying Colours, resulted in deep customer dissatisfaction, a refit to 9 abreast and crewing by BA staff. |
Quoting migair54 (Reply 24): maybe BA should have introduce a new Business class seats and configuration with the B787. When was the current seats introduce?? |
Quoting migair54 (Reply 24): What are all the routes we are talking about apart from MCO?? |
Quoting jumpjets (Reply 29): Whenever the question of LGW longhaul routes crops up I always wonder why BDA is at LGW and not LHR as whilst I am sure there is plenty of tourist trade to BDA it is a more premium route with all the financial institutions on the island - which is reflected in it being a 4 class 777 service. I have always supposed that it must be mostly O&D traffic to BDA and the lack of connections is not such an issue. |
Quoting jumpjets (Reply 29): I have always supposed that it must be mostly O&D traffic to BDA and the lack of connections is not such an issue. |
Quoting DolphinAir747 (Reply 30): I think since BA has a monopoly on most of these routes they can get away with using a less convenient airport. |
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