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Old Aug 13, 2014, 2:00 pm
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Old Jul 10, 2014, 5:45 am
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Thanks neotope for correcting the broken link. Sorry I didn't notice it sooner!
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Old Jul 10, 2014, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by CMK10
I'm thinking back to 2007 though, long before they knew they were going to be phased out.
My mistake - I took "a few years" as more like 3-4 years than 7 years.

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Old Jul 10, 2014, 10:20 pm
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The one daily flight between SAN and CLT back in the 90's was operated with a 734. That was mostly my experience with the bird. They also used to fly a lot of the DCA-Florida routes. That's the only other time I remember flying on them.
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Old Jul 10, 2014, 10:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Fanjet
The one daily flight between SAN and CLT back in the 90's was operated with a 734. That was mostly my experience with the bird. They also used to fly a lot of the DCA-Florida routes. That's the only other time I remember flying on them.
They did a lot of transcons in the 1990's...the 737-300s too. The 734s had IFE back then, nice clunky CRT monitors hanging from the ceiling.
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 7:09 am
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They did a lot of transcons in the 1990's...the 737-300s too. The 734s had IFE back then, nice clunky CRT monitors hanging from the ceiling.
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 8:10 am
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by Fanjet
The one daily flight between SAN and CLT back in the 90's was operated with a 734.
Prior to and for about 10 years after the PI/US merger, PI and then US operated more 737's than any other carrier. Wolf's tenure as CEO and his big Airbus order brought that to an end after 9-11.

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Old Jul 11, 2014, 11:46 am
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Prior to and for about 10 years after the PI/US merger, PI and then US operated more 737's than any other carrier. Wolf's tenure as CEO and his big Airbus order brought that to an end after 9-11.

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The Airbus infiltration began well before 9/11 with the first narrowbody deliveries in 1998, IIRC, and then the widebodies in 2000.
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 12:36 pm
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Sorry - bad phrasing on my part. The Airbuses did indeed start arriving prior to 9-11 but on 9-11 the 737 was still the most numerous fleet type I believe. However, the 737 fleet was shrinking and the Airbus fleet growing.

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Old Jul 11, 2014, 5:42 pm
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If I took all 3 flights that day, how many miles/segments would I get since all have the same flight number 737? Would it matter how I book it? Due to cost, I may just try and get on the last leg.
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 5:48 pm
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That is a good question! As usual with same number flight it would get you 0/0, but this one might be an exception that they would manually adjust.
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Old Jul 11, 2014, 6:13 pm
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The simple, although possibly more expensive, solution is to buy O/W tickets for each segment. With only one plane, you won't miss your connection.

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Old Jul 13, 2014, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by Fanjet
The one daily flight between SAN and CLT back in the 90's was operated with a 734. That was mostly my experience with the bird. They also used to fly a lot of the DCA-Florida routes. That's the only other time I remember flying on them.
US Air flew a 734 CLT-SAN-CLT, had extra fuel tanks to be able to make the trip. I'm sure those birds are long gone.
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Old Jul 13, 2014, 4:47 am
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Originally Posted by FlightNurse
US Air flew a 734 CLT-SAN-CLT, had extra fuel tanks to be able to make the trip. I'm sure those birds are long gone.
Wow! Was it weight restricted!? I did PIT-DEN once on it but hardly as far
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Old Jul 13, 2014, 7:58 am
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Wow! Was it weight restricted!? I did PIT-DEN once on it but hardly as far
have no idea, but it was regular service for US, now this was in the 80's-90's.
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