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Originally Posted by Andrew
I guess the only issue while the fleet numbers are low is operational recovery should a 777 go belly-up in NAN. I am assuming there isn't much fat in the rotations to allow for significant delays?
Hitting the Trans-Pac services could be costly considering this market is more important to V then Fiji from a yield and market share perspective.
OTP is the number 1 consumer driver for satisfaction over all aspects of the end-to-end experience.
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It is a commercial risk - but not a major one. The 777 is extreemly reliable.
It's the same issue for most airlines that fly to ports without major engineering coverage. JQ & QF also hit these hurdles and regurlaly.
There is 2h5m turn around in SYD ex LAX, 1h25m in NAN ex SYD & 2h35m in SYD ex NAN. Plenty of slack should there be delays. Crew hour limitations are to be more of a factor should a pro-longed weather or technical delay occur. But ofcourse nothing is ever fool proof.