Originally Posted by
TonySCV
It's close... UA used to fly (may still do) DEN-KOA on weekends on a 757. Dreadfully long flight even in more comfortable domestic F seats.
That's 455 fewer miles than DFW-HNL - or about one hour less flying time. Wonder if it was nonstop every time or whether it stopped at SFO periodically to top-off the tanks?
Originally Posted by davesam12
Observation I have read here from FT experts before is that AA keeps the 763 non-stops from DFW and ORD to HNL/OGG to cater to their elites also. Some folks will pay $$$ or redeem just for that pitch/angled lie flat/HFS, widebody and direct flight. We do.
I'd bet serious money that the bolded portion is a Flyertalk Urban Legend.
Originally Posted by davesam12
Also, think I have read also that on rare occasions even the 763 flights have had to stop at LAX to refuel when there have been exceptionally strong head wind??? Could that happen?
That would not surprise me, even though the 763s have a range of about 2,000 additional miles beyond the range of the 757s.