Originally Posted by
SFOtoORD
No offense, but it sure seems like you start a new flavor of this thread every 2-3 months. Yes, TED is painful, but it will be gone soon.
Every 2-3 months? Certainly I have been critical of TED but to suggest I start a thread every 8 to 12 weeks about him is stretching things.
This was just an observation that the death of TED has been greatly exaggerated.
You took your business elsewhere, but *right now*, what else is UA to do?
I agree that it probably makes no sense for UA to refit the aircraft any faster than it is scheduled to refit them.
Originally Posted by
ua_to_ord
There are many other instances of UA making money off of Ted, e.g. when they can fill the aircraft to capacity and capitalize on the extra seats it offers versus mainline 320s.
Maybe, but some of the reports I read when TED's phase-out was announced stated TED lost millions of dollars; just think about the marketing alone; separate website, Ted's list, lemonade, etc.
On costs, doesn't a TED aircraft need an additional FA?
I am not trying to start kicking Ted's corpse. Sorry if it came across that way.
edited to add: I am no UA basher. If I am in economy I think E+ is reason enough to pick UA. I also pick UA for 80% of my international travel because of the upgrade policies.