Originally Posted by
golfingboy
The problem is AA has the PG contract. Even with the contract, many employees are still sticking with DL as long as the fare is not 20% more than the lowest available fare.
If UA wants to make CVG work, try to score a contract with PG. They will pay top dollars to ensure the route is profitable if you meet PG' flying needs.
UA and DL are the U.S. preferred carriers for P&G; AA is not. In fact, I was under the impression that the reason UA kept mainline in CVG for so long was because it was required as part of that contract. They certainly weren't keeping it because of the loads! I would wager that the mainline ORD-CVG-ORD flight has one of the worst load factors in the network!
Sad the flight will be going and even more sad if it means losing UA agents at the airport.
Originally Posted by
golfingboy
PG is the only reason DL still has CVG-CDG.
The WSJ had a good article on this a couple weeks ago. I am sure P&G helps, but it appears cargo (GE Aviation parts going to Airbus) is the main reason for the flight. P&G's US-European traffic is mostly to Geneva, so passengers are either taking DL through CDG or UA through IAD. UA would be very happy if DL ever did remove the CDG flight as they would quickly become the faster option of the two airlines.