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Old Jun 1, 2015, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Hartmann
I highly doubt it. Unless all the talk of "capacity discipline" were just that; Talk.
Right, I can't think of a current UA route where this would make sense. It would have to replace a couple flights on smaller wide bodies, and be a relatively long flight. Those of you who know more about the economics may tell me I'm wrong.

Routes like ORD-LHR probably have the demand, but I don't know that you'd use an A380 on a 7-8 hour flight. Capacity to NRT is supplemented by ANA so I doubt they need it there. Perhaps a US-FRA route?

Don't see it happening, especially 8-10 of them.
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