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London and NYC are the financial capitals of the world. Concorde made a lot of sense for that route.
by jacques_chester 9y ago
London and NYC are the financial capitals of the world. Concorde made a lot of sense for that route.
- kobeya 9y agoApparently not.
- jacques_chester 9y agoDemand slumped after the 2000 crash, September 11 greatly diminished air travel of all kinds. They were expensive aircraft to fly, so once the premium route became quieter, it wasn't economical.
- isostatic 9y agoThere was then the Paris crash, and the increasing maintenence cost of an old plane. Had Paris not happened I suspect it would have hung on until 2008, but the added age would have meant 08 would have finished it off.