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[mxax-ai]

I use 777-300ERs and 747-8s instead because I prefer more realistic fleets. If I did have A380s, the number of routes that could support them with decent frequency and by decent frequency I mean at least 7 weekly flights, would be way less than the number of routes that could support 747s and 777s. I find 300-400 seats on 747s and 777s better than 500 on an A380.

The point you make is exactly the reason why I don't have huge A380 fleets either, but I find them to be quite good for a) 747 replacement and routes that do support a daily or more A380 (~ 500 seats). For example I recently had a big airline based in Istanbul with a big fleet of 777-300 (W & non-W), yet I found a place for the A380 on trunk routes to the US, India and the ME, and to the far east.

[Hake.]

Well, I operated a load of 1x weekly A380 flights all over the world when I had 100. Of course, I had A330s too in case the route was too big but A380 with 12F 84C 665Y are very efficient.

[LATAM]

but having them 1x weekly flight surely lowers your reputation loads??

[the DOC]

But a lot of people ( ) don't give two... [I won't say that word] about re[utation

[Hake.]

but having them 1x weekly flight surely lowers your reputation loads??

It does. Well, I only had 60 747s, what was I going to do? This also allowed me to do smaller routes

[TheSamoloot]

If you're in a good alliance, then you can make even 1.000.000 on routes with 70y demand...

Check my airline, I'm using a380 on GDN-JFK and making 780.000...

[Stevphfeniey]

That's because everybody who orders dozens upon dozens of A380s are idiots.

 

I once had 5 with a Chinese airline I did with China Southern's config on them. Had no idea where to put them so I just used them on routes like PVG-LAX.