Originally Posted by
crnk
Maybe I'm missing something, but according to GCmap this one is 1968. That would be longer than IAH-YYC...and every thing I've seen on that route for UA has been mainline, though AC does operate it as RJ service. In looking through the threads the only one longer I see is an AC flight YYZ-PDX at 2097.
It's 1550 according to GCMap when I check. Still quite a slog.
Originally Posted by
enviroian
Okay so what am I missing here. Non stop flights to the HQ of the world's largest retailer and they are using a .....CR7? Is this airport too small to accommodate larger aircraft? Please tell me this is the reason. Otherwise they should be using 7-5's for this route if they can easily fill a plane.
Look at the CRJ-200s and E145s UA and other carriers have used for flights from, say, IAH to North Dakota oilfields. The big execs fly private anyway. It's everyone else, who have to make the trips and for whom UA and others charge out the nose for a substandard experience, who drive the market.
The times I flew to XNA (yes, to do business with Walmart), the cruddy CRJs UA and DL flew were packed with business travelers. IIRC, my last trip there was GSO-ATL-XNA on DL and cost ~$1000. That was with my company making me drive 2 hours to GSO to bring the cost
down to $1k from any of the closer airports.
The airlines know they will fill these planes, and know they'll get premium fares out of it, without having to provide a premium product or widebodies.
Originally Posted by
entropy
Its probably for WMT but they're not exactly know for their largesse so I expect them to not spring for J fares...
But, many of their vendors may spring for J, and with Walmart, vendors go to them, not vice-versa.