A350 grounding - what is the longer term solution beyond re-utilising A330s?
Feb 5, 2023, 6:02 am
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QR and Airbus lawsuit is finally over...
This is great news for us in Europe where Qatar had its largest fleet of A350-900 and A350-1000 (And a large base of QSuites)
Curios what y'a all think if this is going to have an impact even for 2023? Due to inflation, high fuel costs and shortage in staff would Qatar put the whole A350 feel back in service this year?
I personally hope so as I'm stuck with Finnair this year as Qatar have more or less stopped flying form Scandinavia and rely on Finnair to do the heavy work..
Sorry if this have been posted elsewhere, couldn't find any posts.
Feb 5, 2023, 6:49 am
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There's discussion about this from post 103 onwards in this thread: A350 grounding - what is the longer term solution beyond re-utilising A330s?
Feb 5, 2023, 4:06 pm
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Feb 5, 2023, 8:19 pm
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Assuming you get the upper deck seating. I guess you could also weigh being seated at the back of the deck vs possibly being at the front of the A380 lower deck but to me it's only helpful when disembarking so I'd still take the upper deck
Feb 5, 2023, 8:22 pm
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Feb 5, 2023, 8:38 pm
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Feb 5, 2023, 10:00 pm
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A350 is also good for an individual traveler in economy.
Feb 6, 2023, 8:42 am
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I find the A380 economy seats to be more comfortable (slightly wider, slightly better pitch) so that wins it for me!
Upper deck service is an added bonus.
Upper deck service is an added bonus.
Feb 6, 2023, 11:13 am
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Feb 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
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On the other hand, there are LOTS of Russians in Bali nowadays; not sure how that affects travel.
Feb 6, 2023, 8:07 pm
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The question is whether the uptick in travel is temporary (revenge travel) or whether it is here to stay. Higher capacity to holiday destinations might not be warranted on the long run (global inflation woes and all).
On the other hand, there are LOTS of Russians in Bali nowadays; not sure how that affects travel.
On the other hand, there are LOTS of Russians in Bali nowadays; not sure how that affects travel.
Feb 6, 2023, 11:06 pm
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Indian, Korean, Chinese, American, and several other airlines, including Garuda have asked(or have now) extra slots. They must think that Bali will be very popular this year. There goes the neighborhood. The DPS airport is making the necessary adjustments to handle the A380 and all the people that will be off loading.
Feb 22, 2023, 3:53 am
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