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It also had a three person crew, and post 9/11 was the start of structurally higher oil prices, both of which were a death knell. The true nail in the coffin w
by bobthepanda 2y ago
It also had a three person crew, and post 9/11 was the start of structurally higher oil prices, both of which were a death knell.
The true nail in the coffin was the development of the lie flat business seat, which meant that you could cross the Atlantic in three hours in a plush but cramped seat, or spend less money to sleep for six on a redeye and arrive well rested. At that point three hours was not a compelling enough time savings, but the Concorde also didn't fly far enough to do routes where the speed resulted in more significant time savings, like on transpacific routes.
- ghaff 2y agoLondon doesn't even require a red-eye from NYC--or actually from Boston/Washington although it's a very early star--on a conventional jet. I've done it pretty regularly. Not pleasant but I can get to London in time for a late dinner.
- twoodfin 2y agoBA has one daily morning flight from Boston to Heathrow. The only non-red eye transatlantic out of Logan that I’m aware of. Always quite busy, and personally I’d much rather not try to get a good night’s sleep on a barely 6 hour flight.
- ghaff 2y agoYou can fly to EWR and then onto LHR on United which is what I usually do. It's a very early AM pickup but it works.
- dingaling 2y ago> and post 9/11 ... Two-thirds of BA's Concorde regular passengers died on 9/11. The service never recovered financially from that loss.
- gus_massa 2y agoThats a very interesting observation. Do you have a link with more details?
- throwaway48476 2y agoI can see 2/3 quit flying, but died? Seems unlikely.