Originally Posted by tonywestsider

No, not really on this side of the discussion. TG used the A340-500s for LAX-BKK and EWR-BKK nonstop flights. They also had a LAX-NRT-BKK route using 747-400s or 777-300ERs on that route. Today, out of these routes, TG only operates the LAX-BKK route. LAX-NRT services are now *A codeshare. TG probably wanted to sell the A340-500 at the time because they no longer operate EWR-BKK and probably want more capacity to serve LAX because they now have only one nonstop route to the US. IMO, that had nothing to do with the aircraft type. Secondly, TG operates 11 different aircraft types, including the A300. How many airlines today are flying A300s? Frankly, TG can pick a flavor of the day with the number of their fleet types and have a fire sale. So happens their flavor of the day was the 345s when they shut down the EWR-BKK route.