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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 7:56 pm
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Originally Posted by tom911
With 7 flights a day SFO-SEA and 6 from LAX-SEA they do seem committed to getting passengers up to Seattle. If I was UA I'd be more worried about Delta's 13 flights a day SFO-LAX. Delta does seem to be making a serious commitment to the west coast. I remember when some of the UA SFO-LAX service ran every 20 minutes in the afternoons. Those days are long gone.

DL SFO-LAX is fantastic -- to some extent, I'd rather be on that in coach than UA in F. Free Sierra Nevada beer, Starbucks coffee, and a veggie tray in Y vs. UA's Budweiser, FreshBrew, and potato chips in F. And you can drop a bag at 30 minutes out and get guaranteed WiFi on DL.
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