Originally Posted by
exerda
I suppose one can fly UA to HKG and then TG to BKK, which would maximize the time I can spend in the front cabin and minimize the time I have to spend in partner E-. Seriously, though, how was UA losing money on BKK-NRT? If demand was enough to support a 747 part of the year and a 777 the rest, and the premium cabins were a fairly tough upgrade (as they sure seemed to be to me), that has to translate into some degree of profitability.
The problem is that UA doesn't codeshare with TG through HKG so you have to buy two tickets. Moreover, the fares to HKG are just as much if not more than they were to BKK.
I guess UA is figuring they can revenue share with ANA. Sad, really, as I will not take one of those flights--particularly when I can't upgrade on a 6.5 hour flight.
Originally Posted by
Ghery
This stinks. Looks like my trips to Asia will be through SFO. I WILL NOT ride ANA, not after the pain (physical) they inflicted on me last year. It took my knees a month to stop hurting after being jammed into the seat in front of me on three legs. I will avoid DL if at all possible, no legroom in coach on them, too. Nothing new, I first rode them in 1976 and that DC-8 was a sardine can, too. I typically fly out of SEA, so losing the SEA-NRT flights will hurt. Well, there's always the Q400 to Vancouver, followed by Air Canada...
You could, well, buy a business class ticket if the room in coach is not sufficient for you.
BKK-SFO/LAX in C on NH is about $3,300 round-trip.