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Jun 1, 2015, 1:12 pm

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fgirard

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Originally Posted by JBord

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.

Bolding Mine.

But, according to the JV with UA and LH, there is plenty of lift, especially on routes where LH deploys the A380, like LAX and SFO as well as the 748s, IAD, ORD.

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