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Old May 29, 2013, 7:27 am
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Originally Posted by star_world
It's not really that simple - CO doesn't exist, and UA does have aircraft with a GF cabin that they could deploy on this route if they really wanted to (see above for some of the crew-related limitations).

The real issue is whether UA sees any real future in the GF product - it appears not. It's unlikely they will make real efforts to market it on new routes.
My bad.

It's very simple: COdbaUA doesn't do int'l F.

They do not have the mind set for the product, pure and simple. It exists presently only because it is already installed and it would cost too much to rip it out. Once that equation changes, say Buh-bye to int'l F on UA.
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