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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 12:20 pm
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Originally Posted by mgcsinc
Gotta love it when UA undermines its monopoly pricing efforts with its own end-on-end fares.
Pretty typical in this industry - you pay for the convenience of the nonstop in the markets they dominate. Are you implying it's accidental?

Originally Posted by bmwe92fan
I would recommend that you be very careful with this - especially if you really need to get there... Also I would not want any of those segments to be on any UX flights. I would worry less about luggage and more about you getting there - especially with how UA has been operating lately...
Based on what metrics? I don't think either the completion rate or on-time rates for UA's regional carriers vs. the competition warrant this alarmist tone - did I miss something?
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