Originally posted by ka9taw:
not to diverge too much, but what plane does BA fly to SAN? That airport doesn't look big enough to serve a 747 or even 777, and I didn't know the 767 had the range. The BA plane must look huge and out of place compared to all the MDs, 727s, etc. in SAN.
What's worse is SJC that is getting 2 more AA intl flights. They already had the NRT daily nonstop on a 777. Now, they're adding a daily nonstop TPE and CDG on a 777 and 767. They can only fit the large bodies on one gate A15.
I wonder how it's going to work. The ramp isn't big enough for those planes. I think they staggered the flights some. The NRT leaves around noon. the TPE leaves at 2 and the CDG leaves in the evening. The worst part is that Customs and Integration are still in a trailer at another end of the airport not connected to any terminal.
SJC has two parallel runways, but only one is usable. They're in the middle of extending the other one, so it's out of use. I don't know how they plan to handle more traffic. SJC skies are always busy.
I don't think SAN gets as much traffic, but the heavies look really out of place here. The NRT takeoff uses the ENTIRE runway!!!! If it screwed up takeoff, you would see a 777 on US 101 or I-880. I'd rather see these flights out of SFO.