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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by lowfareair
I wonder what this will look like come summertime - with the retiming to QR hub banks as part of this move, the r/t will take up 2 full frames that could be used for 2 Europe flights instead. Seems a bit wasteful, especially given AA is still stretched thin for widebody aircraft relative to DL/UA. I completely thought they'd scrap it after the NEA rather than move it. Does anyone know if this is a contractual requirement with QR as part of that wider strategic alliance?
It's not a contractual requirement, but the route is heavily subsidized to the point where it is guaranteed to be at least as profitable for AA as the next best use case for 2 airframes. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/35470874-post195.html
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