NWA new 757 europe service

[justanadd]

I read this and I am CONFUSED.. will seat 160 passengers in two classes. The business class cabin will be reconfigured with two aisles and 16 new seats, providing passengers with portable on-demand IFE, 1.5 m. of personal space, a computer port and other amenities. Coach will be configured with three aisles and 144 seats with 4 in. of additional pitch./quote]

What the article meant was two (seats) aisle two (seats) and in coach three (seats) aisle three (seats)

 

[TheWatcher]

Is it any different than in the old days of 707's and DC-8's.

Yes it is VERY different today. Today we have choices of widebodies, back then we did not. I remember those old days.

I will take the widebodies of today over the narrow bodied AC anyday over the pond 😉

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

that is too bad, but you know what, when the delays pile high up in the mile high club then alls well is alls well with mgmt! 😀 😛

Boy did this thread go negative in a hurry! I thought only threads on US board could do it so quickly! 😉

 

[robbedagain]

not being negative just sarcastic sorry about that

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

not being negative just sarcastic sorry about that

No biggie, yours was not the only negative comment. I thought that there might actually some excitement about the new service...and then people go on about how awful ETOPS and 757 are. Like I said, the US board has no monopoly in turing threads sour. It's just usually faster to do so! 😛

(As noted on the US page, I wish that US would convert more more 757 to ETOPS for service to secondary markerts.)

The flights out of BDL are interesting. It's not that big of a market for NW. If it works out, NW and others might add transatlantic flights from similar (non hub) cities.

 

[Kev3188]

The flights out of BDL are interesting. It's not that big of a market for NW. If it works out, NW and others might add transatlantic flights from similar (non hub) cities.

I would hope that the other flights into/out of BDL are timed to feed this flight. I imagine it'll originate somewhere, flow through DTW or MSP, and then onto to AMS? I wonder how much traffic this will "poach" from the BOS-AMS run?

Also, anyone have any idea on cargo/weight restrictions? Or with 24 less seats, will it be able to go out "full?"

 

[robbedagain]

No biggie, yours was not the only negative comment. I thought that there might actually some excitement about the new service...and then people go on about how awful ETOPS and 757 are. Like I said, the US board has no monopoly in turing threads sour. It's just usually faster to do so! 😛

(As noted on the US page, I wish that US would convert more more 757 to ETOPS for service to secondary markerts.)

The flights out of BDL are interesting. It's not that big of a market for NW. If it works out, NW and others might add transatlantic flights from similar (non hub) cities.

i would think that a 76 or 330 would better fit wouldnt for bda flts?

 

[marco90821]

I have found the mechanics to be the upmost professional, I would not hesitate to take this flight.

 

[FA Mikey]

I would think NWA would be better off adding and building service in its Pacific strong hold.

 

[markkus757]

I would hope that the other flights into/out of BDL are timed to feed this flight. I imagine it'll originate somewhere, flow through DTW or MSP, and then onto to AMS? I wonder how much traffic this will "poach" from the BOS-AMS run?

Also, anyone have any idea on cargo/weight restrictions? Or with 24 less seats, will it be able to go out "full?"

according to what I've seen, the 757 is a turn FROM AMS. I think it does something like this:

EWR-AMS-BDL-AMS-EWR (or something similar)

 

[Kev3188]

That'll work too...just as long as it has well timed "feed" from both sides of the Atlantic...