Originally Posted by lincolnjkc

And it was when CLE was a hub with connecting traffic to/from LAX flights. Until all of the current hub flights are relatively consistently > 85% and DEN and SFO have returned with strong showings I don't see LAX in our near future (as useful as it would be given my Dad is 20 minutes from LAX) -- LAX is UA's weakest hub so there's not a ton of connecting traffic on that end -- the route is now heavily O&D dependent. Without substantial business travel, with curtailed leisure travel, and plenty of connecting options it's just "less convenient" rather than "impossible"