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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Always Flyin
Perhaps you should factor in no-wind polar routes versus So. Pacific routes.

The CO 777 can certainly make it non-stop, but there will be some weight penalties, particularly westbound.
Technical stops in Honolulu and Nadi, Fiji.

Look for the feature in the Wall Street Journal. IAD-CDG and EWR-TXL on a 757 round 2. The return of the gander hub the "pacific edition"

I'm all for this, as long as the plane flies LAX-SYD without as stop as advertised. UA lacks credibility in this department, especially after the IAD-CDG and EWR-TXL frequent Gander stopovers.
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