IAH-HAM on 737 or 747, which would you rather take?
Jan 7, 2008, 8:16 pm
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IAH-AMS on 737 or 747, which would you rather take?
I was just browsing through flightaware and I couldn't believe that there is a 737 (700 series) flying from IAH-AMS KLM664! And just a few hours earlier, there was a 747 IAH-AMS KLM662. A quick browse of Wikipedia shows the range of the 737-700 at 5500miles, with IAH-AMS around 5000 miles.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM662
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM664
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM662
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM664
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Jan 7, 2008, 8:22 pm
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Isn't the 737-7 an all business class configuration? If so, it's specialized service, while the 744 is general service.
Jan 7, 2008, 8:37 pm
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I was wondering when KLM started flying IAH-HAM (Hamburg), until I saw EHAM is the 4-letter ICAO code for Amsterdam Schiphol.
Privitair has been operating this all-business class flight for a long time. It is on a Boeing Business Jet version of the 737 and carries only 48 passengers.
Privitair has been operating this all-business class flight for a long time. It is on a Boeing Business Jet version of the 737 and carries only 48 passengers.
Jan 8, 2008, 7:49 am
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So in my opinion, if all costs were the same (and they won't be) I'd go with the BBJ flight. I have flown a Privatair flight once (why won't my clients always pay for this type of travel?) and it was fantastic!
Jan 8, 2008, 8:49 am
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With the KL B747-problems in my mind, I would definately go for the BBJ. Only 48 passengers, all premium-passengers: quick boarding, quick deboaring, likely a very good on-time performance... There's a lot more that could go wrong with the 747.
Jan 8, 2008, 2:51 pm
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Quite often the BBJ is cheaper. I have flown both, the BBJ is a longer flight, about 11 hours going over. Service is good as they had about 19 pax the last time I took it. boarding and going through immigration is a breeze because you arrive after the other euro flights and leave later (from IAH)
Jan 9, 2008, 12:44 am
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It just seems like a waste of fuel to deliver only 48 passengers that distance. I assume they can't have much cargo because they need to carry mostly fuel. Although it would be nice to be on such an exclusive flight, I thought most Europeans tend to be more environmentally conscious than us Americans.