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Nov 19, 2013 | 11:09 am

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FlytheTail

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Originally Posted by Neil35

...and all added flights on the list are from USA.

With the de facto de-hubbing of NRT, intra-Asia flyers will have hard time staying with United. They may be able to get to their other destinations in Asia on *A or JV partner flights, but there are still significant downsides (as I mentioned in NRT-HKG thread):

1. There are no E+ seats.

2. Nothing counts toward MM lifetime status.

3. Can't use GPU on partners' routes.

4. UA has had technical difficulties from time to time selling UA and NH flights on the same ticket -- bad for USA-based MileagePlus members seeking 016 tickets.

5. A greatly inflated intra-Asia award chart now that all flights to those cities must involve *A partners.

+1. The lack of E+ or ability to upgrade to J is huge for me on these 5-6 hour flights. NH's 767s have only a 31" seat pitch in Y, which makes for a very uncomfortable experience.