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Old Dec 5, 2019 | 4:02 pm
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Originally Posted by mduell
Most places the 16J 757s are going TATL. I think they'd have more J as a 2 class airplane if not for the 2L boarding. Since they now have PE and 1L boarding, I got to my config guess above.
No doubt on some of the 757 routes, e.g. to LHR, EDI, I expect they could sell more J. However, we are talking 50 of these birds, not 16. I also think that having PE cuts into the demand for J on what are going to be max 7-8 hour flights. It will be interesting though as what UA announced will give us a good look into how PE sales are going vs J and how much cannibalism there is on shorter (i.e. not 12-15 hours) routes.
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