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Old Jan 10, 2012, 12:34 pm
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SuperFlyBoy
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Of course AA pulling out will mean that CO & AI will get additional pax...
CO is very full already.

Originally Posted by Keyser
i hope jet can get their act together soon & start a non-stop service....i'm ok with connecting through bru for now but non-stop would be great....
+1 (*not* the BRU part!), but 9w is too smart to start one of these and lose money - they would require a 772-LR or one of the 787s.

Originally Posted by cover point
Even though AI has kept the prices incredibly low (specially in business ... they were always about 50% the cost of AA ... around $4K ORD-DEL vs $8K)
Well, this is precisely why AI cannot make profits - underselling another carrier who is reportedly *losing* money on a US-India direct route??

Originally Posted by rathin100
I don't know about AI but the load on the CO is consistently very high, with J sold out well in advance.
Right - quite hard to get seats most times.
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