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Old Aug 31, 2016, 5:31 pm
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bobbybrown
 
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Originally Posted by 1353513636
Will FRA/JFK be flown with other planes on the non-A380 days or will it just have no service?

EDIT: It is possible to serve all 4 flights daily with 6 A380s with the following cycles although if one goes mechanical or needs to be taken out of service for an extended period there will be a problem.

Example Cycle 1 - requires 3 A380s
Seoul (ICN) to New York (JFK) — Mon, Mar 7
Overnight flight
Asiana 222
Dep: 11:00 am
Arr: 11:00 am
14h 0m

New York (JFK) to Seoul (ICN) — Mon, Mar 7
Asiana 221
Dep: 1:00 pm
Arr: 5:30 pm
14h 30m
Tue, Mar 8

Seoul (ICN) to Los Angeles (LAX) — Tue, Mar 8
Overnight flight
Asiana 204
Dep: 8:20 pm
Arr: 2:15 pm
10h 55m

Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul (ICN) — Wed, Mar 9
Overnight flight
Asiana 203
Dep: 12:30 am
Arr: 6:50 am
13h 20m
Thu, Mar 10

Example Cycle 2 - requires 3 A380s
Fri, Mar 4
12:50 pm – 4:30 pm
Seoul (ICN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Asiana 541 ·
11h 40m

Flight 2: Frankfurt – Seoul
Fri, Mar 4
6:30 pm – 12:30 pm+1
Frankfurt (FRA) – Seoul (ICN)
Asiana 542
10h 00m

Flight 3: Seoul – Los Angeles
Sat, Mar 5
2:40 pm – 8:40 am
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Asiana 202
11h 00m

Flight 4: Los Angeles – Seoul
Sat, Mar 5
11:00 am – 5:30 pm+1
Los Angeles (LAX) – Seoul (ICN)
Asiana 201
13h 30m
Oh my gosh.. this is indeed going to be the rotation from next year, March 2017, when FRA will begin 380. (Jan/Feb is 772 but that's a different story.) Four long-hauls using six frames! Good thing is that Asiana won't use 380 for intra-Asian routes anymore.
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