Apart from the obvious customer Virgin Atlantic, are there any more scheduled or finalized deals for the A 380 in to the U.K.
If there arent would bmused or Britannia or whoever can do it do a photoshop of BA. Sometimes Charter aircraft such as the 753 or the 762 can get overcrowded so the A 380 would be the answer to all thier problems.
By: T5 - 20th February 2004 at 10:51
Originally posted by Bmused55
Can it take a 747?Not from what I heard
Apparently the runway length at Belfast City is 6,000ft! No chance of ever seeing a 747 or an A380 in there! :confused:
By: Airline owner - 20th February 2004 at 08:20
What about a photoshop a 380 bmused55 what do you say.
By: Airline owner - 20th February 2004 at 08:18
Although i am a passive Airbus fan i think that they have gone over the top with the A 380. As it is nearing reality i am not sure i want to see one as i think it is or should be a futuristic aircraft:( 🙁
By: Bmused55 - 20th February 2004 at 07:52
Originally posted by Ren Frew
I think BA will be watching the A380 project as closely as Boeing will.
Yes, they will. BA don’t wanna put any money into such a high risk project. If it goes down the tubes, BA’s money would be lost. They can ill afford that right now.
BA makes most of its money from their long hauls on the US sectors. The Kangaroo route does make money, but not nearly as much as the US routes. And the 747s and 777s are doing a perfect job on those.
So, to put it simply, BA doesn’t need the A380 right now and is wisely not blindly ordering fleets of them.
By: Bmused55 - 20th February 2004 at 07:46
Originally posted by andrewm
lol id love to see it do a touch and go at Belfast City. Aparently Belfast International is big enough!!!
Can it take a 747?
Not from what I heard
By: Ren Frew - 20th February 2004 at 00:00
Originally posted by steve rowell
I think once Qantas start operating them on the Kangaroo route, BA will have a rethink
I think BA will be watching the A380 project as closely as Boeing will.
By: steve rowell - 19th February 2004 at 23:42
I think once Qantas start operating them on the Kangaroo route, BA will have a rethink
By: andrewm - 19th February 2004 at 22:53
lol id love to see it do a touch and go at Belfast City. Aparently Belfast International is big enough!!!
By: Bmused55 - 19th February 2004 at 20:39
Originally posted by Matthew Murray
I’d love to see an A380 get into LPMA!!!!
In once piece or many?
By: Airline owner - 19th February 2004 at 20:33
I would like to see an A380 full-stop
By: wysiwyg - 19th February 2004 at 20:07
Exactly as Sandy says, you wouldn’t get an A380 in or out of many of the places we operate into.
By: Airline owner - 19th February 2004 at 16:08
Re: Re: Airbus A 380’s in Britain
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
What a statement :rolleyes: The a380 holds thrice their passenger capacaity so putting an a380 in a charter configartion would be
– not efficient for europe
– overcrowded flights? you watch too much tv. it happens sometimes, but the’re not gonna show a floght checkin on tv without any problems!think twice
O.k calm down…calm down.:D
By: Jeanske_SN - 19th February 2004 at 16:04
Re: Airbus A 380’s in Britain
Originally posted by Airline owner
Apart from the obvious customer Virgin Atlantic, are there any more scheduled or finalized deals for the A 380 in to the U.K.If there arent would bmused or Britannia or whoever can do it do a photoshop of BA. Sometimes Charter aircraft such as the 753 or the 762 can get overcrowded so the A 380 would be the answer to all thier problems.
What a statement :rolleyes: The a380 holds thrice their passenger capacaity so putting an a380 in a charter configartion would be
– not efficient for europe
– overcrowded flights? you watch too much tv. it happens sometimes, but the’re not gonna show a floght checkin on tv without any problems!
think twice
By: Airline owner - 19th February 2004 at 16:00
thanks bmused55
By: Bmused55 - 19th February 2004 at 15:59
Re: Airbus A 380’s in Britain
Originally posted by Airline owner
Apart from the obvious customer Virgin Atlantic, are there any more scheduled or finalized deals for the A 380 in to the U.K.If there arent would bmused or Britannia or whoever can do it do a photoshop of BA. Sometimes Charter aircraft such as the 753 or the 762 can get overcrowded so the A 380 would be the answer to all thier problems.
Er, no it wouldn’t
Your average charter flight is to small airports that can just handle a 757 or 767. (Just ask Wys)
The A380 would be FAR to huge for that.
As for BA, they’ve already stated they don’t want the A380 as they are going for frequency.
But, I could be persuaded to do a drawing 😉
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