Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
Interesting. But not surprising, so much demand to Corsica.
Demand is huge in summer to Corsica.
Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
I presume this is the COI version of the plane? They can rotate them easily through their other COI network from ORY.
Yes, its is. Most of the B77W flights lands in ORY during the morning (from FDF, PTP, RUN) and the planes often have several hours before flying again to those destinations, so AF can rotate them once to popular summer destinations like NCE or Corsica.
Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
Indeed, also B747-400 flew to AJA. See here
https://youtu.be/41NTQxiGNIk
I just skimmed over the charts for Ajaccio. Nowhere does it explicitly exclude the 777. There is a taxiway resctriction, in fact there is only one taxiway from the apron to the runway that can be used for a plane that has the wingspan of the 777 (that taxiway leads to the middle of the runway, so planes need to do a 180 degree turn at the runway ends). On one of the charts, they explicitly mention the 747, 757 and 763. But that does not mean that the 777 is exlcuded. BUT: some of the approach plates have indications only up to category D-sized aircraft; the 777 falls into category E. So yes, that would exclude it.
The fact that the 747 had operated into AJA in the past does not mean that the 777 can do it now. Things change, e.g. certain regulatory limits/constraints, maybe some obstacles get constructed, etc.
And: landing on runway 20 is "a .....". Done it in the simulator a few times with a friend who is a professional pilot, it's one of the more challenging ones. Doable, but challening. However, it's exactly that runway that the 747 in the video was landing on.
Very interesting. Thank you
I retrieved some personal pictures of the 747-300 in AJA in may 2005. As Platinum (or Fréquence Plus Rouge, I don't remember when AF launched FB), you were able to seat in J in the nose. It was really great.
Landing in AJA is one of the most scenic landing in France, along with NCE.
