Originally Posted by
PsiFighter37
I don’t think the 77W can make this flight without economically restrictive weight limits.
You may be right but a BOM-EWR flight I was on last year, the flight time clocked in at 16 hours 58 minutes due to the worst possible headwinds. After the flight I asked the cap how much longer could the flight have been before we'd have to stop somewhere to fuel up. He said we could've gone for another 1.5 hours or so. With UA's/AI's SFO-DEL averaging around 15.5-16.5 hours, this would be just an hour addon to that at the 77W's average cruise altitude and speed. Now that mere extra hour could mean all the difference and cross over the limit for a 77W....but that's a limit I don't have off the top of my head memorized.
Maybe when UA gets their A350s I don't mind that either but I just love flying in a 77W, so I'm a bit biased. Any of UA's planes that can operate that will do for me. Just no 787. Hate having pure darkness out of my control for 16 hours.