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Originally Posted by dr325i
Ryanair is not a long haul airline.
It would be not a wise decision for them to have 380 no matter how many pax they pack in it...
Same thing is putting the winglets on 757 for shor haul flights -- does not make sense...
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Ryanair focus on more frequency and fast turnaround....so they pick 737s....
A380 will just takes too long for them fpr turn-around....
However, other example is Tokyo Haneda to Osaka Itami (I think they banned 4 engine aircrafts). They focus on high density routes, given both ANA and JAL config high density 747-SR (retired) and 747-400D (replacing by B777-300).....which is approx one hour flight between tokyo and osaka....
And because this is a short route, the additional weight on the winglet doesn't justify the fuel saving....so 747-400D does not have winglets.
Also airline like Corsair, they usually fly high density low cost carriben destinations....which they might pick up used A380 15-20 years later....
Same for Air Asia X, Oasis....etc....