Seat per mile cost doesn’t win in very scenario... This whale will win on SUPER LONG ROUTES between 2 airports that have the capacity to support the beast, but few airports have that ability, leaving this as a NICHE airplane, only viable between limited locations with HIGH DEMAND for the route...
In other words.... the things has been largely a dog.
This whale will win on SUPER LONG ROUTES between 2 airports that have the capacity to support the beast, but few airports have that ability, leaving this as a NICHE airplane, only viable between limited locations with HIGH DEMAND for the route...
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That’s very true and the niche has been filled.
Like I initially said, Boeing made the right bet that airlines and passengers would want the convenience of point to point routes with smaller long range aircraft.