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Post by ff on Aug 7, 2024 17:25:05 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 7, 2024 17:23:25 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 7, 2024 17:14:18 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 7, 2024 10:39:31 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 7, 2024 9:03:17 GMT 1
LN 8234 B-224S delivered on 2 August (SC9005 from HSN), and started commercial service today.
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Post by ff on Aug 6, 2024 13:27:59 GMT 1
quote: "VS doesn't need currently bigger planes than a330-900neo" That's what I don't understand. VS was flying 13x 747-400's and 20x 340-600's. How do you replace them with just 12 + 1 a350-1000's unless they lost say 50 pct of their passengers. This is a big topic with multiple factors, including post-covid market condition, giving up Gatwick base and moving leisure routes to LHR, etc. I am just trying to answer part of this question, purely on seat counts. Comparing 744 with 35X, the front of each plane not changing much, all they lost is some empty Y seats (only be occupied during certain peak season). - B747-400 has C14W66Y375 (leisure) and C48W32Y306 (business) - A350-1000 has C16W56Y325 (leisure) and C44W56Y235 (business) Comparing 346 with 333/339, overall number of seats in C and W are very similar, 83 vs 79/78, again only lost some empty Y seats at the back. A340-600 has C45W38Y225 A330-300 has C31W48Y185 A330-900 has C32W46Y184 In a post-covid front-heavy market (every single VS flight I've taken in the past two years, C and W are almost always full, Y sometimes busy up to 70%-80% capacity, sometimes only 20% passengers off-peak). Not even mentioning the difference of twin jet vs. 4-engine operation costs, purely based on the seat counts, I would say the current fleet is spot on and fulfil the needs of VS right at the moment. |
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Post by ff on Aug 4, 2024 21:34:00 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 3, 2024 11:47:32 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 2, 2024 11:32:49 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Aug 2, 2024 10:42:53 GMT 1
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