Originally Posted by
MrAndy1369
Agreed. I do wonder about the future of ORD as well. I don't think current AA management likes competition, and UA is AA's main competitor at ORD.
Not just competition, but escalating costs to do business in the state of CA. The FA base at LAX is already capped - no transfers in from anywhere, even from SFO when they recently closed SFO base.
I think it's more about money than competition. The laws in CA will likely lead to a much smaller AA at LA beyond key O&D. Good for AA; they have a solid option to ramp up more at "nearby" PHX, where UA can't really exit the state to DEN as easily.... (and that's if AA ever does what I think they eventually will). PHX has a rosy future for AA.
Originally Posted by
aztimm
I don't understand the comment on, "tiny clubs." Yes, there is one very small lounge (the high As), but the low A and low B lounges are both rather large. The new one was something else (I can't remember what, concessions maybe?), and HP/US created a lounge there (around the time of that merger) since there was no lounge in that part of the airport. It drew complaints almost immediately for being too small
I COMPLETELY disagree. Last time I connected there, i visited all 3 on a VERY long layover looking for "the big one"
Fired up FT for the PHX club thread and reviewed to make sure I wasn't crazy. I was already in "the big one that was renovated/brought up to AA brand standards" and it's REALLY embarrassingly little.
I don't want to hear any more complaints about CLT's 2: B club or crowded C/D club after visiting the clubs at PHX. Bad!