First SEA was dropped for premium transcon. Now SFO?
Apr 28, 2015, 12:22 am
#31
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... still doesn't explain the fact that all flights between SFO and jfk this summer have been shown as operated with 75S... this is according to the schedule on delta website
Apr 28, 2015, 12:52 am
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-I don't think LCC competition is much of an issue wrt NRT-China/Korea/HK/SE Asia; it's just that maintaining a sub fleet of airplanes that only fly around the region doesn't make financial sense for UA or DL
Apr 28, 2015, 4:14 am
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If SFO-JFK is no longer advertised as a premium route, does that mean the meal service in business class is going to be cut back as well? I am just wondering if the "plated snack" on the sfo-jfk redeye will still be there when I take my sfo-jfk flight redeye in june (in business class)....
Apr 28, 2015, 8:27 am
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Apr 28, 2015, 8:36 am
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And even in the footnote:
1Delta One is available on all long-haul international flights that are 6.5+ hours and all domestic flights between JFK and LAX. Excludes JFK>BOG & JFK>KEF.
Apr 28, 2015, 8:52 am
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Apr 28, 2015, 11:46 am
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26F 757 ... first time in a loooooooong time that I had an empty seat next to me in F 
(and there were 3-4 other empty seats up front)
(and there were 3-4 other empty seats up front)
Apr 28, 2015, 12:08 pm
#42
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It was just started within the past week or two. They received the slot from AA/BA who received a mandate in the merger to give up a LHR slot pair for a competitor to fly PHL-LHR.
Apr 28, 2015, 4:04 pm
#43
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It is odd, but the wording on the website does look intentional. Perhaps Delta is going "full" Delta One only on JFK-LAX with more paired down services to other destinations (including SFO). This is only speculation on my side.
Apr 28, 2015, 4:20 pm
#44
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So if DL doesn't consider the SFO-JFK-SFO route as "Delta One" in the front cabin, then can we assume that it becomes a normal flight in terms of all Medallions will appear on the UG list, and one can use an RU, instead of a GU, to be ahead of the "complimentary upgrade" peeps?
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Apr 28, 2015, 8:21 pm
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So if DL doesn't consider the SFO-JFK-SFO route as "Delta One" in the front cabin, then can we assume that it becomes a normal flight in terms of all Medallions will appear on the UG list, and one can use a RU, instead of a GU, to be ahead of the "complimentary upgrade" peeps?