Originally Posted by
TPARes
Its stodgy insistence on maintaining this old biz model saw PMUA retreats from many markets.
Surely, retreating from markets that didn't yield enough profits to save PA indicates anything but "stodgy insistence on maintaining this old biz model"! From my perspective, as a customer, it was great when UA operated European short-hauls ex-LHR and flights between JFK, EWR, and BOS. And a single flight spanning the globe appealed in a not very rational way - very cool, but very impractical. But these weren't profitable, and UA ditched them - just like CO ditched DEN, SYD, MEL, BNE, and AKL. With all the aggravation surrounding the merger, let's not forget that at least it's reopened NYC to LHR-based pmUA customers and SYD to US-based pmCO ones.