Originally Posted by winnipegrev

There was one flight (the inaugural) which suffered a reduction in passengers due to CX dispatching an aircraft with a spoiler MEL'd. All flights since then have hauled a consistent payload of over 35t, which means cargo is getting on the flight as well.

The A350-900 has no issue with full pax and bags to any city CX flies.



The 359 is MTOW restricted on the route, as is the 77W. But as with the 777 only on additional cargo.



All post-2020 359s will be 280t, 5t more than current. There is no point in the ULR model for CX unless they are fuel load restricted, which they are not. The total fuel loaded on 899 is just under 100t (30 less than a 77W) and the current standard A359 is capable of maxing around 108t of fuel.