Eva to IAH?
Oct 23, 2014, 1:17 pm
#31
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Weight issue not overbooked. It was being reported in a Chinese aviation forum and they are surprised how generous AA offers for VDB (sorry I was meant to say VDB not IDB, as new UA have new rule about VDB to cap at $400 only)
Some of those ultra long haul like JFK/ORD-HKG can fully take advantage of polar routing, whereas DFW-HKG can't. Both EWR/ORD-HKG can now perform by 777-200ER (can even perform by the lower thrust PW4090 and not even the much powerful GE90) and don't need 77W or the early days A346-600.
Some of those ultra long haul like JFK/ORD-HKG can fully take advantage of polar routing, whereas DFW-HKG can't. Both EWR/ORD-HKG can now perform by 777-200ER (can even perform by the lower thrust PW4090 and not even the much powerful GE90) and don't need 77W or the early days A346-600.
The A-Net discussion that jerryhung linked to seems to suggest that AA had no trouble with MTOW in earlier months of DFW-HKG. So if there is weight issue now (not doubting you at all BTW... just for discussion here
) it suggests to me that maybe AA has changed something internally - like maybe using different alternate airports that requires longer diversion time. I think it's too early to attribute the performance shortfall on winter headwinds. So in the context of IAH-TPE, the alternate airport issue could come in play too. I wonder what BR uses for alternate airports on its trans-pacific flights? TSA and KHH doesn't have enough room for holding lots of widebody diversions so it must be HKG? XMN would be the most ideal but very problematic.
Oct 26, 2014, 2:21 am
#32
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I travel to BKK 3 times a year, since United discontinued their NRT-BKK route the ANA flight is one of the most uncomfortable flights i have ever been on.
I am happy that it is official, Eva Air IAH-TPE as I have done it through LAX but would much prefer only 1 stop.
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201410210016.aspx
I am happy that it is official, Eva Air IAH-TPE as I have done it through LAX but would much prefer only 1 stop.
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201410210016.aspx
Oct 26, 2014, 8:28 am
#33
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I travel to BKK 3 times a year, since United discontinued their NRT-BKK route the ANA flight is one of the most uncomfortable flights i have ever been on.
I am happy that it is official, Eva Air IAH-TPE as I have done it through LAX but would much prefer only 1 stop.
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201410210016.aspx
I am happy that it is official, Eva Air IAH-TPE as I have done it through LAX but would much prefer only 1 stop.
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201410210016.aspx
Glad it is IAH first!
Dec 12, 2014, 12:28 am
#34
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Dec 12, 2014, 10:53 am
#35
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Dec 12, 2014, 2:44 pm
#36
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More details available here (at airlineroute.net). Three rotations a week from 19 June, increasing to four from 7 July.
The flight times will disappoint some:
TPE-IAH flights will depart at 22:00 and arrive at 23:25;
return flights IAH-TPE depart at 01:15 and arrive at 05:55 (+1).
The flight times will disappoint some:
TPE-IAH flights will depart at 22:00 and arrive at 23:25;
return flights IAH-TPE depart at 01:15 and arrive at 05:55 (+1).
Dec 12, 2014, 6:39 pm
#37
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More details available here (at airlineroute.net). Three rotations a week from 19 June, increasing to four from 7 July.
The flight times will disappoint some:
TPE-IAH flights will depart at 22:00 and arrive at 23:25;
return flights IAH-TPE depart at 01:15 and arrive at 05:55 (+1).
The flight times will disappoint some:
TPE-IAH flights will depart at 22:00 and arrive at 23:25;
return flights IAH-TPE depart at 01:15 and arrive at 05:55 (+1).
Dec 12, 2014, 8:10 pm
#38
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Would not be surprised, we saw CA sell tickets from IAH-PEK-HKG on Y for $800ish when released. Now they are easily over $1000 unless booked through a TA
I'll probably even fly from SFO to IAH and to TPE just to experience it~
Dec 19, 2014, 6:24 pm
#40
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Dec 19, 2014, 11:24 pm
#41
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CDG Kitty is 77N and IAH Kitty will be 77A.
Dec 20, 2014, 5:54 am
#42
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My wife finds out about this and it will be eva for now on. Any idea which day of the week will not be the Kitty flight
Dec 20, 2014, 9:16 am
#43
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I don't think they have announced the Kitty schedule for IAH. If I had to GUESS, I would say the initial 3 will be Kitty every day. The additional Tuesday TPE-IAH/Wednesday IAH-TPE flight would be the problem one.
Dec 24, 2014, 8:20 am
#45
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Not just Hello Kitty - a Texas-sized Hello Kitty!
http://www.evaair.com/en-us/news-rel...i-houston.html
http://www.evaair.com/en-us/news-rel...i-houston.html