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At a lower $/passenger/mile.

Why fly one 747 from NY to London and make people connect to it, when you can fly one 787 from Denver and one 787 from Chicago?

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I resent that. Chicago gets 747s and 777s from British Airways and is about to get an A380 :)

My guess as stated elsewhere A380 usage will increase.

I was just being snarky about the implication that Chicago is a new opportunity opened up by the 787 when it’s actually one of the largest cities in the world that already gets multiple flights daily from most major world cities.

Last time I was in Chicago the airport was a pain as the plane needed a long time from the runway to the terminal due to the size of the airport.

Yeah, sure. Let's say Phoenix and Denver. Or, Colorado Springs and Oakland. Or, Gatwick and Midway.

It might be an atypical route, but LHR slot costs and unavailability can certainly wipe out putative passenger mile cost advantages...

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