Originally Posted by
greg
The minute United downgraded the aircraft to from the 744, the Federal Government should have yanked United's rights to fly this route and given the authority to another city and airline. The main reason given for United getting this over stiff competition from other cities and airlines a few years ago was the fact that United promised to fly it with a 744. All the others were 777.
It is irrelevant now. A round of China route authorities passed in March and nobody applied. Any U.S. carrier could have obtained just about any route to China they wanted but there were no takers. China was not nearly the revenue generator it was hoped to be. UA also downgauged ORD-PEK & ORD-PVG to a 772. The fact is that a vast majority of the demand to China is on the West Coast, primarily California. The rest of the country has only limited demand for flights to China.
Originally Posted by
FireEmblemPride
Is NRT-PEK going to be a yearly thing or was last year's service a one-off thing?
Having NRT-PEK is good for intra-Asia awards.
It is seasonal, when IAD-PEK is not operating in the fall-winter.