Originally Posted by
Always Flyin
I don't misrepresent the competition to try and make my point. You said, "AA and DL giving up on F offerings on their networks" when AA is not giving up international F at all as Delta did, and "AA (with just 14 planes offering it)" when they presently have 61.
AA is giving up on F offerings--eliminating all F on everything except the 5 routes flown by their 14 773s. The fact they currently have F on 772s is of small consolation, as they will be removing the F on those in the coming year or two, as announced (
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...ss-beds.html):
Among carriers that see limited demand for luxury seats are American Airlines, which is removing them from close to 50 jets
Those 50 jets are the 772s.
Removing F from 50 jets is giving up on F offerings, as I said.
UA isn't removing F on any jets, though it has no plans to add F to the jets it has on order. There is a difference between what AA and UA are doing. UA will be left with a significant number of GF routes (far more than AA's 5 routes) offering GF on far more jets than AA's 14 once their removal is complete.
AA isn't giving up on F entirely as Delta did--true 'dat! But AA is giving up on F almost entirely, and FAR more than UA is. Facts are facts.