SFO-MSP going RJ?
Jul 31, 2015, 8:35 am
#136
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End of August, this route switches to:
SFO-MSP 1 daily mainline, 2 RJ
MSP-SFO 3 daily RJ
Odd that they keep mainline on the eastbound only.
Discount F is pricing at only $200 more RT than the cheapest Y. DL, meanwhile, is charging $500 premium for F.
Just based on schedule I have a very difficult time choosing UA over DL on this route, and that's despite my desperate need for PQD this year.
Side note: DL and UA showing about equal award availability and pricing . . . not a terrible Y redemption at between 1.7 and 2 cpm.
SFO-MSP 1 daily mainline, 2 RJ
MSP-SFO 3 daily RJ
Odd that they keep mainline on the eastbound only.
Discount F is pricing at only $200 more RT than the cheapest Y. DL, meanwhile, is charging $500 premium for F.
Just based on schedule I have a very difficult time choosing UA over DL on this route, and that's despite my desperate need for PQD this year.
Side note: DL and UA showing about equal award availability and pricing . . . not a terrible Y redemption at between 1.7 and 2 cpm.
Jul 31, 2015, 12:02 pm
#137
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Well I'm on the (delayed) 10:58 am 737-900 today. 3 frequencies today. E175/739/320.
Aircraft choice for this route seems to change quite a bit throughout the year
Aircraft choice for this route seems to change quite a bit throughout the year
Jul 31, 2015, 12:19 pm
#138
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This change has caused me to buy DL first-class seats when I've had to fly the route. It's almost always personal travel, and the discount first fares on DL are very competitive, combined with far more schedule flexibility.
It's another example of me shifting spend away from UA. I am already 1K again, and given that I don't seem to ever be considered for GS, once I know I will have 1K status with my "normal" UA travel (lots of SFO/SJC - IAH, plus quite a lot of transpac travel), it's easy to shift the discretionary spend to the most convenient / best service carrier, epsecially when buying premium cabin tickets.
It's another example of me shifting spend away from UA. I am already 1K again, and given that I don't seem to ever be considered for GS, once I know I will have 1K status with my "normal" UA travel (lots of SFO/SJC - IAH, plus quite a lot of transpac travel), it's easy to shift the discretionary spend to the most convenient / best service carrier, epsecially when buying premium cabin tickets.
Jul 31, 2015, 6:40 pm
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This change has caused me to buy DL first-class seats when I've had to fly the route. It's almost always personal travel, and the discount first fares on DL are very competitive, combined with far more schedule flexibility.
It's another example of me shifting spend away from UA. I am already 1K again, and given that I don't seem to ever be considered for GS, once I know I will have 1K status with my "normal" UA travel (lots of SFO/SJC - IAH, plus quite a lot of transpac travel), it's easy to shift the discretionary spend to the most convenient / best service carrier, epsecially when buying premium cabin tickets.
It's another example of me shifting spend away from UA. I am already 1K again, and given that I don't seem to ever be considered for GS, once I know I will have 1K status with my "normal" UA travel (lots of SFO/SJC - IAH, plus quite a lot of transpac travel), it's easy to shift the discretionary spend to the most convenient / best service carrier, epsecially when buying premium cabin tickets.
Jul 31, 2015, 11:25 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 1:39 am
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I flew this on the E75 last weekend. I don't fly all that much (hence much lurking, little posting), so it being my first time on an RJ in quite a while my hopes weren't high. I have to say I was pretty pleasantly surprised. The meal service was respectable (cross post in food thread), and most of the rest seemed comparable to mainline. Sure, my overhead "bin" was a few inches deep at best, and the lavatory felt even more like a coffin than usual, but I kinda like the window+aisle feature of the 1-2 F cabin.
I wouldn't argue it's better than mainline, but with L-UPs down to $565 rt I'm honestly a little surprised no one else (except sometimes SY - never flown them) is even in the same ballpark with UA on FC fares for this route. I fly this route for leisure so I can afford the spottier schedule (and honestly 2-3x daily nonstop isn't that bad). To me the ~$350 savings is more than worth the RJ / chance of worse IRROPS. If you guys flying DL anyway is what keeps UA's fares down, I guess I'm not complaining
I wouldn't argue it's better than mainline, but with L-UPs down to $565 rt I'm honestly a little surprised no one else (except sometimes SY - never flown them) is even in the same ballpark with UA on FC fares for this route. I fly this route for leisure so I can afford the spottier schedule (and honestly 2-3x daily nonstop isn't that bad). To me the ~$350 savings is more than worth the RJ / chance of worse IRROPS. If you guys flying DL anyway is what keeps UA's fares down, I guess I'm not complaining
