Long Haul Aircraft used on Short haul flights in Europe
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LondonianParticipantI recently have flown on the daily Iberia A340 service between Madrid and London, and also on the Singapore Air Lines B777-300ER between Manchester and Munich. Both journeys were on a flat bed in business class on a flight of 2 hours and very nice they were too.
I know that LATAM flies between Frankfurt and Madrid with a 787. Does anybody else know any other examples of Long Haul aircraft configurations flying on short hops in Europe? It would be great to try them out. Thanks.27 May 2016
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Speedbird189ParticipantLOT originally chartered a 787 onto the Heathrow route – it is now a permanent addition as far as I know.
EK operate too many short haul routes in Europe with LH aircraft to name or count on two hands.
BA often roster a 767 (technically LH) onto Amsterdam, Frankfurt and a number of other cities. Additionally, a long haul 747 operates to Moscow.
Korean fly Vienna to Zurich.
Air China fly Munich to Athens; Barcelona to Vienna.
QR fly Budapest to Zagreb; Bucharest to Sofia and Baku to Tblisi. Last one sometimes considered European rather than Asian. Besides, Eurovision… 😉
I think that about sums it up in addition to what you added. Most are ‘fifth freedom flights’ and some operate on the basis of an EU-wide agreement.
27 May 2016
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SimonS1Participant@Speedbird – EK operate too many short haul routes in Europe…
They do? For example??
27 May 2016
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SwitzerlandingParticipantAt least for Geneva I can think of:
Kuwait airlines operate a A330 on FRA-GVA
IBERIA occasionally operate a A340 on MAD-GVA-MAD
Aeroflot operate a A330 or 777 during peak winter season on SVO-GVA-SVOAlso recall that LAN operate MAD-FRA-MAD on a 787
27 May 2016
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WillieWelshParticipantTK operate IST – LHR with A330s and 773s as well as A321s.
They also operate A330s configured with long haul C on many routes including CDG, AMS, FRA, TXL, ZRH, GVA and probably quite a few more that I haven’t had reason to use.
I thought LOT’s 787 was only during introduction and LHR-WAW is now back to 734s and Embraers with the very odd appearance of a 787.
Aeroflot sometimes use A330s to LHR.
27 May 2016
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