Originally Posted by
asphaltman
I was on the last 737 trip, and given the fan fare then, im very surprised they don't have a domestic run planned for the 744. They would obviously sell the seats at higher then normal rates, and get some free press.
keep in mind that sendoff was put together by UA-United. As is the 747 generally.
not surprised the new regime doesn't want to properly acknowledge the most recent 20-30 years of United's pre merger history
But very disappointed all the same.
There is nothing iconic about United anymore, other than the 747. And nothing memorable about sending the plane to Korea and back. Sheesh.
As halls120 said, domestic hubs (+ Hawaii) would have been a good touch. A pseudo RTW last run (augmenting existing service for one day) would have been way cool.