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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 9:20 pm
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Originally Posted by iahphx
I'm not surprised that's UA's strategy. The idea is undoubtedly to hurt Frontier with the leisure crowd, but assume that there are very few business travellers who will fly them. Still, given the population density at both ends, this may be a route that could work for both airlines. At $718, you're likely flying F9 if it's your own money.
Unfortunately, F9 doesn't really try to make the route work. Less than daily is fine and it flies under the UA/AA's radar a bit, but the red-eye 4am arrival is unpopular enough that the route can only work when the travel season is at it's highest peak.

I figured the eastbound flight wouldn't work after Labor Day, but F9 is actually discontinuing the route on 8/11. The say F9 is seasonal, but F9 finds a way to shrink the already short summer season.
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