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Aug 17, 2023 | 9:23 am

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Originally Posted by AlwaysAisle

Europe, that is it... AA seems to be getting weaker in overall international destinations (Europe is not the only international destinations) compared to DL and UA.

Funnily enough, I think you could make the exact opposite argument. Currently, AA is very significantly weaker on links to Europe than both DL and UA (except to LHR of course) and I think that they are just trying to catch up a little. For instance, to stick to the new destinations that have just opened, NCE is already served by DL and UA, CPH is already served by DL (and UA codeshares on the numerous SK flights to the US), and NAP is already served by UA.

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Originally Posted by bridge29

It's a bit of a risk to operate one of the larger frames on a brand new route. However, CPH and NCE being served with the 789 makes me think they expect the front of the plane to sell.

NCE is very premium heavy. Both DL and UA fly their most premium heavy 767 configurations to NCE and the flights are packed in J (sadly!)

Last edited by Microwave; Aug 18, 2023 at 8:30 am Reason: Merged consecutive posts for readability

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