[Economy] - Ability to get larger aircraft where demand allows

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:placard: Title Format (required):
Economy

:bullseye: What is your suggestion?
Add the option to purchase D/E size aircraft contracts to some local destinations f.e. on hub-to-hub routes

:hammer_and_wrench: How would it work in the game?
In the world map, on a select few destinations, add the option to purchase the larger aircraft the airlines’ operate. The destinations should be picked either by demand, which is already shown with the player fleets to be enough for the aircraft to fly there, or by real flight routes. Also, for some destinations, only large aircraft of non-local airlines can be purchased. The local airlines could be added to that as well.
Some examples I came up with are:
IAD-ORD for at least B752
IAD-ATL for B752
MSY-ATL for B752
MSY-JFK/LGA/EWR for B752/B763
SAN-SEA/SLC/SFO/DEN for B752
SAN-MEX/YVR for B789
SYD-MEL for B789/A332
SYD-BNE for B789
SYD-AKL for QF B789/A332
BKK-SIN/HAN for TG B789/A359
NGO-PEK/PVG/CAN for B763/B789/A359
MCT-JED/RUH/DOH/IKA for WY B787/A330

:balance_scale: Why is this a good idea?
It would make the airline contracts more realistic by having the aircraft being chosen by demand rather than distance, promote thinking about demand while creating new routes and diversify airline fleets at busy airports. It could also vastly increase the use of B752s on US routes as was seen in v2 (before, it was an M plane, so you could get it pretty much anywhere).

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Does irl demand support 757s on sea to San?

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Don’t know, I didn’t really check it on that specific route. The 75s aren’t currently used there but with the frequency on the route, it could probably be done. I’m mostly referring to in-game demand here, which is more than enough to support even 767s or 787s.

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false information then but the other routes look FR and i know the Aussie routes between MEl-SYD do use A332 and B789

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Example on route helsinki - amsterdam is used the a320 and a350 of finair.

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I wrote that it should be based on EITHER in-game OR real demand. Some routes I came up with are based on just one of them.

That one is actually based on real-world operations rather than in-game demand.

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I was joking around with the false information text, aha dont stress.