Originally Posted by
LarkSFO
Thanks spin - I don't look at that thread much 'cause there is zero chance I will ever make GS.
UA is cutting capacity, but still essentially has the same amount of aircraft flying the same number of routes... (more or less).
Where are they redeploying the bigger aircraft? Because, I agree, I am seeing more RJ flights on the schedules of my usual flights.
Actually the mainline fleet is a little smaller. They have retired a bunch of 735s from CO, and have also retired some 757s and the first round of 762s. The old UA 763s went to replace the 762s for CO. The 739s they have gotten have not made up for the withdrawn capacity. Overall about 5% less domestic lift. BUT, the cuts have all been mainline, the RJ fleet is the same size. Routes that have never never been RJs that I fly (SFO-SEA, SFO-YVR) are now partially RJs, and routes that used to be a mix of planes, are now nearly or entirely RJs (SFO-PHX, ORD-DTW). All I can say is that I feel the pull down via downgaging and am booking accordingly (on other airlines)...