Originally Posted by
kaka
deal: i was just thinking if they had to stop anyway, they might as well take the cargo. but yea. USA-asia has limited cargo and they still have their freighters.
That's impressive then, I didn't realize how close to the edge of their range the 747s were flying on the SFO-HKG leg. If there isn't a full belly of cargo, then it means just the full compliment of pax/baggage alone + strong winds are enough to force a fuel stop. LAX must've been even worse. No wonder they want to switch those to 777s.