Korean Air Lines fly 777 between Seoul and Hong Kong. Japan can be an inspiration with many domestic routes for 747s and 777s. The shortest regular connection where 777 flew was Abu Dhabi – Dubai (Emirates again). Even Riyadh-Cairo flights (2,5 hours) may be considered short in a plane that can fly for more than 10 hours. Saudia uses 777 between Jiddah, Riyadh and Damman. 777-300ER of this airline fly also to Bahrain (flight time – less than an hour), Pakistan and Iran (in both cases – about two hour flights).

This flights last about an hour and 15 minutes. Poor transportation conditions on land only help.Įmirates fly 777-300ER between Dubai and Kuwait. With multiple hub airports, several large airlines and millions of travelers passing through Persian Gulf is a perfect spot to create short routes for large planes. Similarly Lufthansa used it’s brand new 747-8 to bring German Football Team for UEFA European Championship 2012 – they flew from Germany to Poland… Persian Gulf When Polish Airlines bought their first 787 it flew to Prague, Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Hanover, Kiev, Budapest and Brussels.įor LOT regional flights of 787 were equally important as a crew training method and as a marketing stunt that introduced the 787 to their customers. It’s not the only training route that was used. The main reason behind putting these planes on this route was training, which could be intensified. There was (almost) no economical reason to put these planes on Paris-London route – Eurostar trains are a strong competition and usually can take passengers from on city to another a little faster (from city center to city center). In peak season 777s and Airbuses A380 were hauling passengers and giving fresh crews an opportunity to get more experience with new planes before starting long-haul service. On of the most famous short routes flown by large airliners connects Paris and London (Charles de Gaulle – Heathrow). Paris-London – training and special flights

When I started PMDG 777 series a reader asked me: “how do you find time for so many flights”. To keep them realistic I looked for the shortest routes real 777s fly. When I started learning to operate PMDG 777 I needed short routes for my training flights.

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