Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: LONDON
Programs: CX DM, BA G4L, QR PLT, EK PLT, Hyatt CC, HH DM, SQ SLTRE, BonvoyTit, UK SL, VS Wings, UA, DL, AA
Posts: 1,756
There was a point in time when MAA was the 330 hub in late 2007 / early 2008 if I am not wrong.
Routings where MAA-SIN-BOM-SIN-MAA, MAA-KUL-MAA, MAA-BRU-YYZ-BRU-MAA. There'd be a 330 parked here all day and the gorgeous birds could be seen going in and out. The MAA-KUL-MAA aircraft was even supposed to be used during the day to fly MAA-DXB-MAA. This was back when BOM and DEL transatlantic flights were 77W's.
Now all 330's do a tight turnaround from BRU, MAA being the shortest. The only real down time the aircraft get is the 6 hour layover at EWR, JFK & YYZ.
On the 77W front...
BOM-LHR-BOM uses 2 aircraft
DEL-LHR-DEL uses 1 (they rotate to service aircraft on TUES/WEDS hence operating 330 from DEL).
4 77W were with TK, 3 with TG. Now TG has taken 2 of the 4 TK aircrafts.
Of the 2 returned 77W's, 1 is back and flying BOM-HKG-BOM (mainly due to high profitable cargo loads). 1 returns in October and will fly BOM-EWR-BOM twice a week, and DEL-LHR on the other two days - so now new 77W routes in the foreseable future. Although, I wonder how HKG will do given CX's failed 74A service on that route a few years ago.