Originally Posted by
mkgrip
...and that is why they choose to use the birds with the least C seats (and most Y seats and most seats overall) on the charter flights.
Also NOT flying to LPA would be waste of quality equipment, as there is not much else that they can do with the BKK night plane during the day that it is free... well I suppose they could do a scheduled SH run but probably not enough demand for a widebody there.
Yes, that is true and sensible use of the spare 330 capacity, taking into account that they already decided to use them on BKK route.
(And don't get me wrong, I love that they offer this service for leisure. If I was HEL based I'd go to LPA every weekend of the winter
But it is not like they couldn't sell these seats on the HKG and the NRT route. If the main business idea is to be the asian link, then it is strange to prioritise the leisure destinations (in wich I include BKK) with the newest birds. As the amateur I am, I am thinking they should put the 330's on japan and china routes, and lease capacity for leisure.