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Old Jun 20, 2019, 2:42 am
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ROKNA
 
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A330 is a great aircraft the A350 is also a great aircraft but and its a big but the A330 is cheaper to buy and the cost savings per pax/km of the A350 vs the A330 neo are fairly small.

A330-300 HGW can reach every destination in NA with a full passenger load from Dublin, the A350 is too much plane, if EI was flying the the Far East the A350 would be perfect. Same thing applies to the A330-200 really, way more range than needed and the operating costs are basically the same as the -300 but the -300 has a lot more seats.
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