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Old Jan 13, 2019, 7:17 pm
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PotomacApproach
 
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Originally Posted by eponymous_coward


Wow, that is a TON of capacity to dump in a market if they really 1-1 replace on frequency. A 78J is double what a 752 carries, premium and coach.

To be clear the MAX 10s replacing the 752s as EWR-SFO/LAX workhorses are 737s, not 787s. AS is going to have to respond either way if UA follows through and starts upgrading F/J service between EWR-SEA, DCA/IAD-SEA, SFO and on other premium transcons.
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