Originally Posted by
chavada
I wonder why they use the "old bird" on the INTL flights that they have spent a fortune talking about "dream suites". When you get on, and find out what was promised isn't there, there is some unhappiness. UA tries to make it look like it's just a normal equip change, but it is NOT. it seems to have been working the Shanghai / Incheon shuffle for the last few months. I found myself on it 10/02. Why do they pick on those two so much ?
893 is the first international flight of the day from SFO, so it often gets an aircraft that's RON at SFO. 892 can turn to 857, but not as easily to any of the earlier departures.
664 has to get an aircraft that's RON at SFO, too, since it leaves at 6 am. If
N194UA isn't ready by 4:30 am or so, guess what? 74C.............
Besides: if they're going to sub an aircraft, they'll avoid the really premium routes, such as NRT, HKG, and FRA................