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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by FlightNurse
Why would AA bring in Eagle flights to compete with US flights?
Naturally to compete with UA..

Originally Posted by PWMTrav
US doesn't fly to ORD or any other pmAA hub from PWM. UA does, but the frequency and aircraft suck because they're prioritizing EWR/IAD as connecting hubs from here. ORD makes way more sense for heading west, as well as for connecting OW traffic.
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Originally Posted by PWMTrav
UA prices are ridiculous and you get to fly on an E45 most of the time, right? My airline loyalty has dropped to about zero over the past year, so I'd even settle for WN doing PWM-MDW service. They fly it 3x from MHT.
Indeed. CR7s used to be year-round and now they're only running in the summer (though you even get the random E145 or CR2 during the summer )

Originally Posted by GTITAN
And .... sadly, pulled down by UA again.

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Technically speaking, it was pulled down by CO mgmt at UA, so you could count it as pulled down by CO.
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