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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by garykung
UA will never match this.

Bottom line:

1. UA offers this route nonstop;

2. This deal is a direct result of AA:

a. Trying to lurk traffic from CX;

b. Trying to fill up the DFW-HKG nonstop.
Not sure I completely agree with this assessment. CX also offers this route non-stop, so I am not entirely convinced AA is trying to take traffic from CX, but rather take traffic from any airline in the region in order to fill the DFW-HKG flight.
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