Mileage Between Some City Pairs is Different After System Integration-Resolved by UA.
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#1
Aug 3, 2023Just signed in to check on tomorrow's SFO/IAH itinerary and see that what used to be 1635 miles is now 1631, so a loss of 16 RDM per R/T.
Living in the Bay Area, about 2 miles from the Hayward fault, I sure hope UA doesn't know something the rest of us don't know about a pending Earth change, although that would be one h**l of a quake.
Anyone else seeing mileage changes, either up or down?
[Moderator Note: Per UA Insider post 397, UA has decided to follow its previous mileage allocations and differences will be credited retroactively: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/18187986-post397.html
Living in the Bay Area, about 2 miles from the Hayward fault, I sure hope UA doesn't know something the rest of us don't know about a pending Earth change, although that would be one h**l of a quake.
Anyone else seeing mileage changes, either up or down?
[Moderator Note: Per UA Insider post 397, UA has decided to follow its previous mileage allocations and differences will be credited retroactively: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/18187986-post397.html
#2
Hah. I just posted a similar thread on MP.
SEA-IAH is shorter 5 miles now as well. Instead of 1,874 as always shown on CO.com it's now 1,869. I wonder if the data UA used is what's driving this part of the website as well.
-RM
SEA-IAH is shorter 5 miles now as well. Instead of 1,874 as always shown on CO.com it's now 1,869. I wonder if the data UA used is what's driving this part of the website as well.
-RM
#3
HawkeyeFlyer , Mar 4, 2012 10:15 am
Think of the millions of people flying these routes. I wonder what the effect of shrinking 5 miles off every lane UA runs would equate to in savings for them annually
#4
it apparently is responsible for an overall shrinkage of the planet:
Munich is now 20 miles closer to Washington
London is now 14 miles closer to Washington
Every one of my seven booked itineraries (on PMUA) is shorter on each leg!
Has anyone found a route which is now longer?
Munich is now 20 miles closer to Washington
London is now 14 miles closer to Washington
Every one of my seven booked itineraries (on PMUA) is shorter on each leg!
Has anyone found a route which is now longer?
#6
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Since Denver is now closer to Washington, as well (5 miles)Originally Posted by BryanIAH
PMCO used Denver Stapleon's location while PMUA used the new airport's location. I haven't checked yet to see which survived.
BTW, all my mileages "shrinkages" are when compared to PMUA.
#7
cyanchan15 , Mar 4, 2012 10:40 am
yeah i agree. SFO to HKG used to be 6914 but now 690x... couple of miles loss.... well not a big deal but i wonder why UA performed this shrinkage...
#9
TheAccidentalFlier , Mar 4, 2012 10:42 am
COntinental drift?
#10
Quote:
"I was in the pool!"Originally Posted by TheAccidentalFlier
COntinental drift?
I think there was a thread a month or two ago about this... my search-fu is inadequate.
#11
TakeTheATrain , Mar 4, 2012 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by TheAccidentalFlier
COntinental drift?
JFK unfortunately has gotten 9 miles closer to San Francisco: 2577 instead of the 2586 previously... As someone who maintained status by just a couple hundred miles, I know that every little bit counts.
#12
Phil Level , Mar 4, 2012 10:57 am
Quote:
JFK unfortunately has gotten 9 miles closer to San Francisco: 2577 instead of the 2586 previously... As someone who maintained status by just a couple hundred miles, I know that every little bit counts.
Same for JFK-LAX. Now it shows 2466, and for years it's been 2475.Originally Posted by TakeTheATrain
JFK unfortunately has gotten 9 miles closer to San Francisco: 2577 instead of the 2586 previously... As someone who maintained status by just a couple hundred miles, I know that every little bit counts.
#15
San Francisco must have moved to the East while I wasn't looking. SFO-IAD is 9 miles shorter (2419 -> 2410), SFO-DEN is 4 miles shorter (967 -> 963) and SFO-ORD is 7 miles shorter (1846 -> 1839). This is gonna add up. 