Originally Posted by ExplorerWannabe

Precisely. United has a fixed quantity of LH aircraft. If they can use them more profitably on other routes, more power to them.



As stated by others, the few people who still go there on business. Kirby isn't seeing the demand to keep more than minimal routes to China right now, there's no point in flying planes there at cut rates if they can earn more with those same planes filling demand to other places.