Originally Posted by
ElJudioErrante
The A380 also takes cargo.
And just because pax traffic arriving LHR is light, doesn't necessarily mean that departing pax traffic is too... and vv
Absolutely correct - but I believe the 777W is literally a freighter which also takes pax vs. the 380 who's supposedly rather lousy on carrying cargo (I think caused by the fact that the ceiling in cargo hold is quite low). On the other hand I've heard the 777 fleet is almost maxed out so if they re-route them to LHR it would be at the cost of other destinations.