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Most long-haul routes (ex: south pacific) require 2 350s to open 1 route. And you need a spare at some ratio as well. But here are a few I could forsee over the next 5 years:Originally Posted by blue vortex
If we expand internationally, what specific cities would we target?
ICN - JFK/LAX/SLC/BOS
AMS - LAX/JFK+1/ATL+1/DTW+1
CDG - ATL+1/DTW+1/BOS+1/RDU/MCO/TPA
PKX - LAX/ATL/DTW
PVG - ATL/DTW/MSP/JFK
Could be a full daily add or even just bumping up a weekly by 3x. Pretty sexy list eh? That alone is a lot of jets.
Even more aggressive:
LAX-MEL
SIN - LAX or SEA
MNL-LAX or SEA
HKG - LAX or SEA
KIX - DTW (resume)
BOS - FRA/MAD/MXP
JFK - BOM/DEL/NBO
Partner with Etihad
AUH - ATL/JFK
MIA- BSB [Brasilia], FOR [Fortaleza], REC [Recife], MAO [Manaus] 😜 JK thats on LATAM NBs.
We also just partnered with Scandinavian a few months ago. Many seem to forget. Could see some additional flights to Copenhagen/Oslo/Stockholm.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/scandinavian-airlines-sas-skyteam-timing-ceo-interview/
Point is, we could find a home for lots of jets. If economy tanks, we retire old jets & defer orders like UA does on their 350s or we did with our 787s.