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Old Oct 29, 2012, 8:35 am
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29 October 2012 - UA 777 in CLE?
I am in CLE trying to get the east coast. I see a UA 777 parked near the terminal, but not at the terminal. I presume a 777 is not usually parked here. Any ideas why it is here, diverted from where ?
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by TonyBurr
I am in CLE trying to get the east coast. I see a UA 777 parked near the terminal, but not at the terminal. I presume a 777 is not usually parked here. Any ideas why it is here, diverted from where ?
United most likely moved it from one of either EWR or IAD to keep it out of the path of Sandy so it does not get damaged
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 8:58 am
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Maybe you haven't heard but a large hurricane is destroying the east coast so all airlines are moving aircraft.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:00 am
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hyperbole
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Maybe you haven't heard but a large hurricane is destroying the east coast
Destroying the east coast?? That maybe a bit of an exaggeration!!
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by Antonio8069
Destroying the east coast?? That maybe a bit of an exaggeration!!
If you listen to virtually all of the news outlets, they have just stopped short of telling viewers to build an ark.

So, yes! Hyperbole is rampant today

Now back to the OP:

Originally Posted by TonyBurr
I am in CLE trying to get the east coast.
Might want to book that hotel now.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:08 am
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UA 777 in CLE
Who wants to play CPU roulette with a last minute booking ex-CLE for Wed?
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by jhayes_1780



Might want to book that hotel now.
May have wanted to book that hotel yesterday and until Wednesday. Safe travels home.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by jhayes_1780
If you listen to virtually all of the news outlets, they have just stopped short of telling viewers to build an ark.

So, yes! Hyperbole is rampant today
Absolutely. But since I have the day off, I've started building my Ark.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 9:24 am
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I did a double take at EWR yesterday. The gate monitor said CLE and a 772 was parked at the gate. This may have been where it came from.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 10:09 am
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And people think CLE isn't a UA hub anymore!
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 11:05 am
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And people think CLE isn't a UA hub anymore!
LOL!!!
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 11:48 am
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good thing they have a hublette in CLE to handle all those CO aircraft from EWR...


At the end of the day, CLE sees almost as many 747's as EWR... and we should only be lucky to catch a ride in those babies!
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 11:59 am
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Sorta on topic but I wonder how many widebodies UA has sent to international destinations so they can surge once conditions allow at EWR and IAD to get stranded passengers internationally back to the US?
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by 767400
And people think CLE isn't a UA hub anymore!
It's not a hub, it's an overflow parking lot.
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Old Oct 29, 2012, 12:05 pm
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Wonder if we're going to see some 777 and 747 activity on the transcons to give extra capacity later in the week to cover a couple of days of backlog.
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