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Post by someone on May 18, 2015 16:26:28 GMT 1
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tris06
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Post by tris06 on May 18, 2015 17:47:49 GMT 1
Perfect. I can set myself up to go business class to AMS from TPE for the first flight.
TPE-AMS will take up 2 A350's schedule. Vienna is not daily if I remember but it would take usually just 1 plane to do this route. Delhi route is 2-3 times per week again so its just 1 plane. Vancouver would need 2 planes I think.
So all these routes should be online by March/ April 2017 one would assume. PE on the A350. That came as a surprise as before they did mention they were only going to do PE for the B777. I am not sure if I am happy about it.
Look forward to seeing more details come out over the next year.
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Post by airny on May 19, 2015 5:27:36 GMT 1
Cabin config according to info from a-net:
Business class: 32 Premium economy: 31 Economy: 243
Total: 306 seats
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Post by tris06 on May 19, 2015 12:08:03 GMT 1
Pretty small Premium economy cabin considering their 777's have 62? Business seating is a slight increase of 2 seats from 30 on the a340's and a330's. I was hoping for 36 but oh well. Getting business class seats 1 month ahead on these flights are a hit or miss to Australia as I have never seen the current business class with less than 24seats occupied both ways so its a good money maker. Though Auckland flight is usually half empty.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 6, 2015 22:36:18 GMT 1
Interesting news about China Airlines flights to Europe, but why do they have stop overs ? I thought the idea of the A350 was to fly these routes direct, point to point ?
bloga350.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/china-airlines-will-start-a350-flights.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=%23A350&utm_source=twitterfeed
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Post by philidor on Jun 7, 2015 10:58:06 GMT 1
That's a good question. I don't see a technical reason, it could be a commercial move to fill the plane at the stopover point. Anybody has a better idea ?
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 7, 2015 11:44:22 GMT 1
I think in the past there were restrictions on the airline overlying China although considering they now have the right to fly into Chinese airports, I'm not sure if this is still the case. That's a good question. I don't see a technical reason, it could be a commercial move to fill the plane at the stopover point. Anybody has a better idea ? I would agree that it should be for commercial reasons.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 7, 2015 12:11:58 GMT 1
I think in the past there were restrictions on the airline overlying China although considering they now have the right to fly into Chinese airports, I'm not sure if this is still the case. That's a good question. I don't see a technical reason, it could be a commercial move to fill the plane at the stopover point. Anybody has a better idea ? I would agree that it should be for commercial reasons. If they are just trying to fill it with the stop over they should use a smaller plane and fly direct ? Or is it part of training / familiarisation, eg more landings and take offs ?
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 7, 2015 15:21:31 GMT 1
I think in the past there were restrictions on the airline overlying China although considering they now have the right to fly into Chinese airports, I'm not sure if this is still the case. I would agree that it should be for commercial reasons. If they are just trying to fill it with the stop over they should use a smaller plane and fly direct ? Or is it part of training / familiarisation, eg more landings and take offs ? That could work although they might still find it more profitable to use a bigger aircraft on an indirect route than to use 2 smaller aircraft to fly to the final destination and the stopover destination.
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Post by peter on Jun 7, 2015 18:52:48 GMT 1
China Airlines has flown the TPE-AMS route via BKK for as long as I can remember. A lot of Dutch people fly them to BKK. I suppose they manage to fill the BKK-TPE leg as well.
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