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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 3:15 pm
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Originally Posted by TWA Fan 1
Not all 752's are flown to destinations where it is not economical to fly wide bodies.

just take a look at EWR-LHR or EWR-CDG.
One of the reasons they are upgauging to UA 3-class service out of EWR.

Originally Posted by tuolumne
The best minds that put equipment on an ex-UA route that has been an unmitigated disaster, internally and externally? I'm sure these great minds from your company had every intention of blocking 30 Y seats, making promises to customers they couldn't keep, and making an appearance in the Wall Street Journal. This was a decision of ex-CO, please do not misrepresent the facts. They know they made a mistake, and so should we.
Are you speaking of the 737 HKG-SIN idiocy or the 757 IAD-CDG idiocy or both?

I have not seen details about blocking seats and internal/external strife, other than them making sorry excuses for not being to actually complete non-stop routes without a fuel stop.
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