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libuser Dec 6, 2010 1:39 pm

Smallers transatlantic plane ever?
 
I saw a very tiny plane in JFK on LOT but did not write down the tail number but the bird was very small( my guess is around 160pax),
but a few months ago there was a swap on DL JFK-LHR 777, to 737-800. I remember because they were oversold by at least 40, I was on the next gate listening to the announcements. Have you heard or know of a smaller or equal in size transatlantic aircraft?

dagowolf Dec 6, 2010 1:49 pm

BA flies an A318 with a 35-seat all business class config on London City to JFK (with a tech stop in Shannon, Ireland). It is similar in size to the 737-600.

marble Dec 6, 2010 1:54 pm


Originally Posted by libuser (Post 15393184)
Have you heard or know of a smaller or equal in size transatlantic aircraft?

I think this is the smallest plane I know of that can cross the atlantic. I'm not sure how many passengers it can take but I think it's more fuel efficient than a 737-800.

libuser Dec 6, 2010 2:16 pm


Originally Posted by marble (Post 15393323)
I think this is the smallest plane I know of that can cross the atlantic. I'm not sure how many passengers it can take but I think it's more fuel efficient than a 737-800.

where do you get tickets for that. kayak.com did not work... : )
so besides all biz anyone else about commercial plane?

j_the_p Dec 6, 2010 2:44 pm

AC flies the A319 with 120 seats from YYT to LHR.

libuser Dec 6, 2010 2:58 pm


Originally Posted by j_the_p (Post 15393686)
AC flies the A319 with 120 seats from YYT to LHR.

wow
a friend told me that he saw BOS-KEF on DL on Embraer 175 a few years ago...
damn I would love to see that swap, the vouchers would be $1500 min... : )

baggageinhall Dec 6, 2010 3:29 pm

An interestingly timed thread given that Sun County Airlines have loaded their summer 2011 schedule and are going to fly Minneapolis-Gander-London Gatwick twice a week using a 737-800.

Someone more knowledgeable on here can tell us whether it's the smallest aircraft, but I suspect that the A318 is.


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