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Are bigger jets the answer for congested airports and airline rising costs?
To address congested airports, increased costs, a pilot shortage, and high demand, airlines are turning to larger planes to fit more passengers on board. According to aviation data firm Cirium, the 11 largest U.S. airlines had an average of over 153 seats on domestic flights in 2020, compared to almost 141 seats in 2017. (www.airguide.info) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What is old is new again. Just change the date to immediately before Airbus a380's release and you'd find the same story.
Been saying that for many years. And not to the tune of putting widebodies in place of current A32x and 737s where things like gate space would be an issue (though I also remember back in the day where the gates weren't so packed so they could all accommodate larger aircraft).
LIved in and flew out of ORD and MDW a couple times a month for almost 15 years. Could not understand why United and AA would fly 3-5 embraers each in a 2 hour span to the same mid/large airport destinations instead of 2 73's or A320s in a 3 to 4 hour span. Just made no sense to me - and there is no possible way it is cheaper. More pilots, more crew, more points of maintenance and failure, more opportunities for backups/delays/missed connections, more congestion on the ground and at the gate. Just nonsensical.
Smaller aircraft should be reserved for smaller airports. Period. Not between mids and majors.
LIved in and flew out of ORD and MDW a couple times a month for almost 15 years. Could not understand why United and AA would fly 3-5 embraers each in a 2 hour span to the same mid/large airport destinations instead of 2 73's or A320s in a 3 to 4 hour span. Just made no sense to me - and there is no possible way it is cheaper. More pilots, more crew, more points of maintenance and failure, more opportunities for backups/delays/missed connections, more congestion on the ground and at the gate. Just nonsensical.
Smaller aircraft should be reserved for smaller airports. Period. Not between mids and majors.
After having recently flown 8 transcon flights on the A321neo at full capacity, I still feel that comfort-wise the 757 was a better aircraft for passengers.
The 757 was better at everything!
"Bigger jets" meaning the AB321Neo and Max 9+ versus the CRJ and EMB175? Yes.
No, they aren't the answer.
An A380 can't get into Midway Airport, or most of the smaller fields, and neither can the venerable and now discontinued Boeing 747.
You need the:
Right Ship for
The Right Passenger Traffic
at The Right Cost.
Southwest has the best working model.
An A380 can't get into Midway Airport, or most of the smaller fields, and neither can the venerable and now discontinued Boeing 747.
You need the:
Right Ship for
The Right Passenger Traffic
at The Right Cost.
Southwest has the best working model.