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Old Sep 19, 2018 | 8:11 am
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williambruno1975
 
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I’ll be contrarian and say EWR TLV for 787-10 has little chance, not because of the range, but because of the relatively low J count of *just* 44

sounds gigantic compared to a 20J on AA reconfigured 788, but not all that compared to UA 60J 77W 48J 789 50J 77E

ever since AA thought we’re dumb enough to buy their alternative fact about TLV being a major loss leader, the actions of both DL and UA has shown time and again why they have strong confidence in TLV. 44J for a market bursting at the seams just feels to me like leaving money on the table.

On separate note, I concur with usbusinesstraveler that the super low J 772HD routes like DUB BCN just don’t seem to be a natural fit to go 180° and send 787-10 to.

ps: staring at the wiki on top of 77W route master thread and can’t find any mention of EWR TLV losing 77W... did I miss the announcement ?
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