Originally Posted by
Braniff
Is anyone like me who avoids flying the 2-engine 777 transpacific. I always book myself on the 744, even if it involves an extra stop in NRT.
I have no problems with the 777 transatlantic - I figure they can alsways land in Canada, Greenland, Iceland if something comes up. But I don't see that possibility on transpacific flights.
There are more airports across the North Pacific than the North Atlantic.
SEA, YVR, JNU, ANC, ADQ, ADK, SYA, PKC, and KUH should all available in an emergency.
Compare this to the
North Atlantic.
Unless you are on a fairly northerly routing (i.e.,U.S. to Helsinki or Oslo), Greenland is out, as the only reasonable divert location is Kangerlussuaq (the old Sondrestrom Air Base), which is pretty far north.