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Old Dec 6, 2019 | 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by jsloan
Frankly, the specs of the XLR terrify me. It's way too much plane. I'm concerned that you'll start to see single-aisle service to Asia: SFO-HND is less than 4500nm; SFO-ICN and SFO-PEK are both just longer than 4700nm. If UA finds that the plane outperforms the specs...
Yeah, but there's also the more optimistic view that it could open up options like SFO-CTS or other similar routes that don't have nonstop service right now.
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