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Jul 17, 2016, 5:30 pm

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Originally Posted by Redhat72

Is there really the demand? Just trying to understand the company's vision when it comes to investing in a high capacity commercial airplane when others still prefer the regular ones.

I wonder the same myself. On a route such as DXB-HKG, they run 4 daily. One via BKK. Three out of the four flights are operated by A388. The morning out of HKG is a 77W.

They must be doing something right.

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