UA "wingtip" flights ORD-SFO, 700 seats in 30 min
Apr 29, 2016, 10:06 am
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UA "wingtip" flights ORD-SFO, 700 seats in 30 min
This morning I noticed that UA has three flights within a half hour on ORD-SFO.
Flights are:
UA 761 08:55 753
UA 769 09:17 753
UA 547 09:25 772
That is almost 700 seats in a half hour, then nothing until 12:30. I know that ~9am is a big bank for UA in ORD and those will connect to some of the Asian departures like TPE, but wouldn't it make more sense to spread those out a little, even for airspace separation? I know markets like ORD-DCA and ORD-LGA they try to keep them spaced an hour apart, so why not for ORD-SFO as well?
Do DL or AA run "wingtips" like this on their hub to hub markets as well?
Flights are:
UA 761 08:55 753
UA 769 09:17 753
UA 547 09:25 772
That is almost 700 seats in a half hour, then nothing until 12:30. I know that ~9am is a big bank for UA in ORD and those will connect to some of the Asian departures like TPE, but wouldn't it make more sense to spread those out a little, even for airspace separation? I know markets like ORD-DCA and ORD-LGA they try to keep them spaced an hour apart, so why not for ORD-SFO as well?
Do DL or AA run "wingtips" like this on their hub to hub markets as well?
May 2, 2016, 1:05 pm
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Not as extreme but AA will schedule some ORD-DFW flights within 30 minutes of each other but then there maybe a gap of 90 minutes and then repeat ... I assume this is to align to flight banks at both airports
May 3, 2016, 7:50 am
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Excellent question. As all 3 flights are too late for Pacific connections except for an ANA and Asiana flight, why the need to space them so close?
I know that United has a good reason, just wonder what it actually is?
I know that United has a good reason, just wonder what it actually is?
May 3, 2016, 8:25 am
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May 3, 2016, 9:59 am
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Yep, AA runs a 772 at 610pm DFW-ORD followed by a 788 at 7pm on weeknights.
