SEA-HKG Nonstop coming by end of year, confirmed by SEA SC agent
Jul 24, 2013, 5:47 am
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Out of curiosity, what sort of freight do you propose would be shipped via air freight to and from MNL or PEK or wherever? Remember that each is a separate market and one of the primary challenges in the freight industry are one way volume flows.
Jul 24, 2013, 1:27 pm
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Maximum range for 747-400 is 7,260 nm, http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commerc..._400_prod.page
It appears that DL website is listed nautical miles for their 74S.
It appears that DL website is listed nautical miles for their 74S.
Jul 27, 2013, 11:01 am
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So, if SEA-HKG were to be launched, I'm assuming it won't be neither the 76L nor the 76T for sure. With the fact SEA-PVG is going to an A332 in the near future, one airframe can switch off between such routes, but question is will it have enough range even if the aircraft is fully loaded?
Jul 27, 2013, 11:54 am
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So, if SEA-HKG were to be launched, I'm assuming it won't be neither the 76L nor the 76T for sure. With the fact SEA-PVG is going to an A332 in the near future, one airframe can switch off between such routes, but question is will it have enough range even if the aircraft is fully loaded?
Jul 27, 2013, 3:51 pm
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Aug 9, 2013, 10:50 am
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Perhaps you saw the CX FB post with the contest to guess their next US destination complete with photos of Miami, Boston, Seattle and Newark.
...still waiting to hear anything from DL about HKG, or I may just have to put SC agent and SC bartender in the "unreliable" category for information on future routes.
...still waiting to hear anything from DL about HKG, or I may just have to put SC agent and SC bartender in the "unreliable" category for information on future routes.
Mar 19, 2014, 12:16 pm
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Now that this is confirmed they have it listed as an A332 starting in June 2014. Delta's page says max range on an A332 is 6,536. Great Circle mapper has this distance listed at 6,500 and Webflyer has it at 6470. Seems like a pretty tight window there.
Mar 19, 2014, 12:24 pm
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Agreed. I won't be surprised if they block seats westbound or put a 777 on the route in the winter.
Mar 19, 2014, 3:02 pm
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