Originally Posted by
restlessinRNO
Loss of NRT-BKK hurts the most.
Agree ^
Originally Posted by
bulgarianfreak55
Pretty sure with the arrivals of more 787s and A350s, we may see direct West Coast to BKK, Saigon, etc access. We'll just have to wait and see. As demonstrated, no one can predict what United will do. I'll take direct flights over 2 hour connections in NRT anyday, as much as long flights suck. At the end of the day time is money.
I am more ambivalent about these long, direct flights and miss the NRT setup. Sure, I get that it can shave a couple hours off of total trip time, but if I am travelling USA->South East Asia, it really isn't that impactful...especially from East Coast.
Also causes higher risks of cancels (crew time outs).
I have come to prefer routing the other way, through Europe, with 2 long legs and a break in between. But airlines tend to charge way more $ for that route, even though it is about the same distance.