UA has been crapping on SEA-LAX for a number of years, which is particularly galling if connecting to SYD. Coming back in July we had to endure a very uncomfortable 200 ride back to SEA, and when we arrived, we had to go down the wretched stairs and across the tarmac in the rain and then walk up the stairs. Requests for elevator access were brushed off; and rerequest involved waiting 'until someone can take care of you.' At least at LAX we had the luxury of a jet bridge. The problem with SFO connections is that sometimes that involves a trek to terminal one. Having made direct flights pretty miserable, naturally there now is less demand, and so the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. And yes, they sometimes drop a 200 into the SEA-SFO scheduling as well. This is one that can't be blamed on Jeff Smisek--United was screwing around with this route well in advance of the merger.
For a company that began as Boeing Air Transport, you'd think that at WHQ SEA is a bad word.
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVPG, AA Plat, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, HH Gold
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I avoid flying to LAX in part becuase of the CR7 and now CR2 on this route. I don't really want to connect in SFO either. One of the few routes for which I will switch to AS, even with no status.
PDX-SFO is down to alot of 200 on it too. I was shocked.
This route has actually been upgauged significantly since the merger. I remember a couple of years ago when PDX-SFO was 3x daily CRJ200 and only 1-2x daily mainline
The downgrade from mainline equipment to include some CRJ-700 started in 2007, SEA-LAX becoming a CRJ7 route?. The route was all UX by late 2010/early 2011.
Ha! This is getting funny...in the pathetic sense. Alaska seems to have no problem having about 10 flights daily, all on Jumbo 737s! UA emailed me to do a survey on my SEA-LAX flight. One of my complaints was that it was a CRJ-700..... well I guess they listened.
Yet another change I will like for reaffirming my reasons for leaving UA!
Look at the schedule for out in May/June....All CRJ-200.
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Programs: UA 1K / Marriott Plat dead on all other programs
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Dropped the government contract LAX-SEA as well. Harder and more painful to stick with UA out of SEA. I have to admit to using AS more and more, not that I want to have to.
