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YOWgary
Wouldn't shock me to find out that 788 deployment is as simple as "which routes have the weakest sales in J".
That's an interesting thought. I am supposed to be on a 788 YVR-DUB at the start of September and there are a good number of J seats left. I would also argue that it also likely that they have 8 788's and they have to put them somewhere. Cargo is certainly part of the equation which is likely why there are larger wide bodies going to South America. As mentioned, there is a ton of capacity going to Europe, with many flights already sold out. Should Asia start to come back, AC is going to begin to have a lift issue. The XLR's will certainly help, as will the 3 additional 789's, but there may be a need for more should demand continue to be strong. AC really continues to dominate international flying - it will be interesting to see what the summer schedule looks like in 2023.