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Old Aug 30, 2019, 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by SSF556
The A350 can stop in ACC just like an A330
Sure it can, but they'll place the A350 on longer non-stop segments first where it's payload would be more useful and it's lower fuel burn more advantageous. So, JNB-JFK, JNB-HKG, JNB-CAN (starting next year) will all come first, and even then, the remaining A340-600 routes like JNB-FRA after that. JNB-ACC-IAD is fairly far down the list for SAA to place the A350.
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