A346 return to service in 2022 and leave in 2026
Oct 6, 2021 | 3:55 am
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A346 return to service in 2022 and leave in 2026
5 A346 will come back ex MUC in the Summer2022 schedule and stay till the next batch of A359 with F come in 2023-25.
Oct 6, 2021 | 2:29 pm
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The usual suspects that actually sell F seats: LAX/SFO/HKG/HND/etc. With 5 aircraft you can serve about 3 destinations.
Oct 7, 2021 | 2:20 am
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Would be great to enjoy a few more trips on the A346 before the type is finally retired for good. Fond memories of great trips in F on A346s, and whoever complains about the lavatories not being up to A388 standards has never been in F on an LX A333.
Dec 15, 2021 | 1:29 am
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A346 return to service in 2022
Looks like the S22 F routes ex MUC on A346 are going to be EWR JFK BOS LAX.
Why SFO is not getting F is odd. I suppose they barely will be able to make the schedule work with 5 A346.
Why SFO is not getting F is odd. I suppose they barely will be able to make the schedule work with 5 A346.
Jan 5, 2022 | 5:54 am
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All of the A346s have been put in to long term stroage. They only reactivated 5 to serve a limited amount of F routes ex MUC.
Jan 10, 2022 | 11:36 am
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Is this confirmed? I am seeing BOS-MUC 3/26 when I need BOS-BSL with a 346 scheduled. That sounds GREAT, but all flights are F0A0. Is LH still determining whether they run the 346? I'd book that in a heartbeat, but I don't want a 359 swap later on!
Jan 11, 2022 | 12:26 am
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The S22 MUC A346 plan is still on, the intial plan to run them ex FRA as they come back from their C-check in Q1/22 seems to have been dialled down due to the slump in demand. Remember the operating cost and capacity of an A346 are far higher than a A343/A330.
Jan 11, 2022 | 5:46 pm
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Wy is the cost far higher than an A343, isnt the plane only a little bit longer? Both have 4 engines
Jan 11, 2022 | 11:46 pm
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The engines on the A346 are different (RR Trent 556), the aircraft is heavier and only has 14 more seats than the A343. The A345/A346 were Airbus answer to the B77L/B77W and came only with financial support to compensate the fuel burn for the first 10 years.
Jan 12, 2022 | 5:28 am
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not sure with F0A0 across the board there can be any demand
Last edited by cfischer; Jan 12, 2022 at 5:38 am
Jan 17, 2022 | 9:46 am
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Interesting that BOS and EWR-MUC are still zeroed out in F. LAX and JFK are selling F.