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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 7:42 pm
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Originally Posted by dw
Asking because during the winter AA had at times had to do fuel stops on DEL-JFK on their 77Ws after they stopped flying through Russian airspace.

CX hasn’t flown the 77W to JFK, I think, on the current routing that avoids Russian airspace- all current flights are on A350s.

CX is currently taking a 8,800 mi route from JFK-HKG. Is that within range for a 77W or a 772?
I don't think it can. That's probably only for the B787 or A350.
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