AA to add LAX-DCA
Feb 28, 2012, 5:29 pm
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Feb 28, 2012, 5:36 pm
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Of course, no significant event happens in LA without the mayor making a boneheaded comment or trying to take credit for it. It's almost as if there was no way to get to DC from LA before now:
Interested to see how AS reacts.
"The establishment of a direct flight to our nation’s capital makes it easier for those who want to visit the halls of Congress or visit our nation’s monuments and national treasures. [...]" said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Feb 28, 2012, 6:02 pm
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Seems like a nice complement to AS service – AS' flights leave DCA in the morning and leave LAX in the early afternoon, while these new AA flights leave LA in the morning and leave DCA in the evening.
Feb 28, 2012, 6:27 pm
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Feb 28, 2012, 9:14 pm
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Agreed....they're timed perfectly to complement each other. I'm sure they'll both be code-shared, particularly now with AA in bankruptcy and able to do basically whatever they wish when it comes to code-shares. This will definitely be a boon for AS's LAX-DCA flight.
Feb 28, 2012, 10:53 pm
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Feb 29, 2012, 7:48 am
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Mar 1, 2012, 8:32 pm
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Based on the posted schedule, it looks like AA's DCA-LAX flight will arrive in time to make a legal connection to AS's LAX-SEA and for those so inclined, DL's SEA-MSP and further connections from there. Instead of taking a nonstop DCA-MIA flight and earning 920 EQMs, one could earn 6165 EQMs with this routing, which AS could likely ticket.
Mar 2, 2012, 3:59 pm
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AA charges a premium for one way travel on some, but not all, domestic fares. It often depends on if competitors are charging a premium for one way travel. AS and WN don't have roundtrip fare requirements, so chances are one way tickets will be priced at half of the roundtrip fare.