Originally Posted by ngeo

hey forum, im a stew for NW and worked on the NRT-BKK flt and nonrev quite a few times, recently that flt has bounced between our 757-J and A330-200 changing a few times a year. on the 757 we always had to taxi 15-20 min out to the long runway in NRT and it did take a long time to get out there! so that could contribute to the long flight time in addition to the slower aircraft 757/A330 vs. 747. I think on the A330 we are still going out to that far runway. the last time i worked the BKK trip it was on a 757-J and in the van to the hotel the pilots said we almost had to divert cause we were so low on fuel and had not calculated enough or had enough for the strong headwinds. they said we had just made it, that the decision was very close to a divert for fuel.