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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 12:38 pm
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hemispheric
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: UA 2P, CX MPC, CO
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Originally Posted by worldtravelernyc
Can somebody please explain to me why CX has flight 889 & 888 go between JFK & YVR? I flew on CX888 about a month ago and HKG to YVR was packed but YVR to JFK was empty. It was me and maybe 20 other people on the YVR-JFK leg (including 1 person in biz and none in first). They must lose a ton of money flying a virtually empty 777-300ER between YVR & JFK
It's often very crowded, I imagine it depends on the time of year. During cruise season, JFK-YVR and YVR-JFK are not infrequently oversold in Y. However, I've always heard that this route is profitable (and provides quite an excellent discount Y ticket) through its heavy cargo loads.
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