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Feb 14, 2018, 7:39 am

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Originally Posted by Deltus

This paragraph caught my eye:
Is that remotely achievable? For a start, I gather that a 787 is much more fuel-efficient than a 777, before you add on all of BA's legacy overheads. Does BA think they can actually undercut DY on cost?

Isn't the distinction that BA's B777 fleet is paid off whereas Norwegian are having to pay for a whole new fleet of Dreamliners at the same time as selling some seats at (below?) cost over the winter?

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