Originally Posted by
moondog
-MU is moving LAX-PVG to daily before UA
-UA seemed fine with 4x/week until MU decided to go all in on LAX
-remember, individually, the Chinese airlines don't have the same luxury as United to fly whatever US-China routes they please because ~7 of them have to compete with each other to divy up a pie that is the same size of the one being shared between AA, DL, and UA...and two of those three are already satiated
Are you sure about MU going daily on LAX-PVG before UA? The first week of the NW 2024 schedule, I see MU flying LAX-PVG on SUN/MON/WED/FRI/SAT on their website. Regardless, that is still a shell of where Los Angeles to Shanghai traffic was back in 2019. I am aware of the Chinese airlines issues with flying their respective frequencies. I take UA ramping up LAX-PVG starting in August four times weekly as much to do with plane availability, with more planes available with the end of the summer travel season in October.