Originally Posted by
Linebacker35
[url]In the end it doesnt matter what the airlines, pilots, mechanics think..... its all about Public demand!
This sounds like one hell of a plane from a passengers standpoint
They may think it's cool in a sound bite, but when they realize that A380 = one departure per day (maybe one every OTHER day) they will not be so enthused.
US Pax really only care about two things, in this order:
1) Schedule
2) Price
They won't buy a slightly cheaper ticket if they have to depart 12-24 hours before or after they really wanted to. This is not a secret in the US, and it's one of the reasons that you see so many RJ's on mainline routes...frequency. I had a PAX yesterday bitching about the RJ...but he also mentioned that he didn't want to wait two hours for the 757
Boeing got this one right, methinks.
The 380 will have at least a niche market on high-volume routes in less-ecomonically advanced nations...those pax just want the lowest price, period. They won't care if they depart at 1400, or next Tuesday.