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Old Jan 20, 2015, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by warreng24
I agree with this. The 77W would be a cost-effective way to upgage equipment. Especially on slot controlled airports.

I can see SFO-NRT, one of the EWR-LHR's, SFO-HKG, SFO-PVG, SFO-PEK, and ORD-HKG going 77W...
I agree partially. I see this as a cost controlling exercise, so they would be deployed on the 5 longest 744 routes.

Complete loss of GF cabin to SYD and HKG can potentially be problematic in the future.
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