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[StephenM]

How about real world Dublin - Shannon, Aer Lingus operate the A330 on that route, and if the plane doesn't go transatlantic after that you have a good chance of having the plane to yourself as happens from time to time! Flat rate fare of €30. It happens in real world.

[Maestro69]

Real world flights:

Qantas - widebodies on SYD-MEL/BRS, etc...
KLM - 1-2 dialy widebodies on AMS-LHR
United/AA - fly their widebodies through their hubs
Iberia - Flies A340-300s to LHR/FRA when needed
Middle East Airlines fly anything from A319s to B773ERs on routes within that region...

It is common practice in real life, so why would AE be any different?

[EXTspotter]

[QUOTE=Maestro69]
Qantas - widebodies on SYD-MEL/BRS
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I never knew Qantas did Sydney - Bristol, North East Somerset, UK.

I think you mean BNE.

I expected more of you Mr Maestro.

[EXTspotter]

Qantas - widebodies on SYD-MEL/BRS

I never knew Qantas did Sydney - Bristol, North East Somerset, UK.

I think you mean BNE.

I expected more of you Mr Maestro.

P.S. Bristol is the best spotting airport I can get to myself - Continental 757s! Can't wait for Transat (A310) and FlyGlobespan (767) to Toronto flying over my house.

[Maestro69]

[QUOTE=EXTspotter][QUOTE=Maestro69]
Qantas - widebodies on SYD-MEL/BRS
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I never knew Qantas did Sydney - Bristol, North East Somerset, UK.

I think you mean BNE.

I expected more of you Mr Maestro.[/QUOTE]

LOL!!! so true.. i always get Brisbane wrong because i keep thinking it should be BRS... not BNE!! lol.... oh well.. nice to get something wrong once in a while :sdrool:

[LOT 737-300]

I should add that the real Delta runs MCO-ATL quite a few times with 767s and used to even sent their 777s here for a quick flight before they go out to their transatlantic runs.

[alodien]

Pretty sure the ATL-MCO 777 runs from Delta were primarily IOE flights (at least in the past I know they were). Delta also used to have a midnight repositioning flight from FLL to MIA that was open to pax - don't know if that one still happens or not. Can't remember what type a/c on that flight, but most likely was a 767, since most ATL-FLL flights were 767s.

(First post - am new to the game!)

[Harry]

Real world flights:

Qantas - widebodies on SYD-MEL/BRS, etc...
KLM - 1-2 dialy widebodies on AMS-LHR
United/AA - fly their widebodies through their hubs
Iberia - Flies A340-300s to LHR/FRA when needed
Middle East Airlines fly anything from A319s to B773ERs on routes within that region...

It is common practice in real life, so why would AE be any different?

South-East asia beats it all:
Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines: Several B777's each on KUL-SIN
Thai Airways and Malaysian Airlines: Widebodies (A330 and B777) on KUL-BKK
Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines: Widebodies (A330 and B777) on SIN-BKK
All of them more than once a day.
And what about B747D flying domesticly in Japan with more than 500 pax?

[Maestro69]

South-East asia beats it all:
Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines: Several B777's each on KUL-SIN
Thai Airways and Malaysian Airlines: Widebodies (A330 and B777) on KUL-BKK
Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines: Widebodies (A330 and B777) on SIN-BKK
All of them more than once a day.
And what about B747D flying domesticly in Japan with more than 500 pax?

Well, thats obvious i would of thought

Having travelled in that region a few times, i know what to expect

[sq_a380]

The SIN-KUL and SIN-BKK flights are there because of high loads. And for your information, the 772 is Singapore Airline's smallest plane so either they fly that or a 744.

[LOT 737-300]

Pretty sure the ATL-MCO 777 runs from Delta were primarily IOE flights (at least in the past I know they were). Delta also used to have a midnight repositioning flight from FLL to MIA that was open to pax - don't know if that one still happens or not. Can't remember what type a/c on that flight, but most likely was a 767, since most ATL-FLL flights were 767s.

(First post - am new to the game!)

You're possibly right. I only know about the once weekly 777 flight from ATL was on Sunday at noon and it was listed in their timetable (one of my friends got one when he came back from ATL.)

[alodien]

You're possibly right. I only know about the once weekly 777 flight from ATL was on Sunday at noon and it was listed in their timetable (one of my friends got one when he came back from ATL.)

You're right... I do believe it was a Sunday flight... in any event, I remember I almost took it once to go ATL-ORL-FLL instead of direct ATL-FLL just so I could get the chance to ride on a 777!

[enochkam]

Cathay Pacific use their B747 to operate HKG-TPE
Qantas use B747 on SYD-MEL/BNE

[Delta]

Cathay Pacific use their B747 to operate HKG-TPE
Qantas use B747 on SYD-MEL/BNE

Ya but ANA is getting rid of their B747s because they think frequency is better than capacity which is totally right. Cathay is also thinking the same way.

[travelhouse]

Qantas use B747 on SYD-MEL/BNE

The Qantas flight is an International flight that is just making a scheduled collection of PAX Mel / Syd, this will be for overseas once the internal Australian flight is done, you can not jump on in Mel and depart in Syd

[enochkam]

Yes you can......

Here are proofs

[travelhouse]

Well I do stand corrected, I am going on my own past (Being Aussie) living there some years ago, I knew that the Govt was going to open up the International skys more, as I have been away was not sure this has happened. However, in the past pre 2002 that International bound flights could not pick up passangers in Mel and drop in Bne or Syd, reason why I stated that last comment.

[Maestro69]

haha travelhouse... nice one there :sdrool: