Originally Posted by
minnyfly
Why? Because SFO has the local traffic, airport facilities, and location for a great hub. There's simply no other airport in the entire West Coast that is a better option for a large hub. Weather-induced delays due to the undesirable runway configuration is nothing more than an inconvenience. DL and AA only wish they were in the same situation as UA at SFO.
Ha! "Inconvenience!" - those of us who are forced to connect through SFO are trapped there when inbound flights are under flow control due to weather and/or construction or both. I've already been forced to overnight at SFO hotels on UA nickel multiple times this year because of this very problem. Because of these misconnects, UA has ponied up ETCs and I've had to cancel business meetings as well as family events and other trips that I wasn't able to get to because a) UA has reduced the number of LAX-SFO connections and b) UA has curtailed service in and out of LAX to c) pump up this "great hub".
It is even worse for others who try to fly UA but then have even fewer options connecting elsewhere on the West Coast.
David