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Old Apr 5, 2022 | 11:48 am
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Looks like the most recent schedule update cuts it to Saturdays-only through the end of June, and picking up to 5x/week through the summer peak... though I wonder if that might be pulled back a bit as July/August schedules are filed. ORD-OGG is flying daily with a 787-10, which is a pretty convenient alternative.

United's initial Summer 2022 placeholder schedule oversubscribed the 767 fleet by about 5-6 frames, so something had to give, especially since UA will be completing the 76L mod program and hopefully start 764 retrofits in June, along with 76A Premium Plus mods.

Also worth noting is the daily EWR-HNL goes to a nonstop Polaris 777 for the first time on May 6 (after being a 767 route almost continuously since the DC-10 was retired) which is a fair bump of premium capacity to Hawaii over the 763/764. That could factor into decision to reduce EWR-OGG, which is scheduled with a high-J 76L when it operates.

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