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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 8:12 am
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MBM3
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: CLE
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Thanks! I have been waiting for this to get posted on a.net!

I think this is great move by CO as it will help them capture more of the lucrative international market and thus move closer towards profitability. We can debate about the pros/cons of travel on this bird until we are blue in the face, but I believe that the simple fact of the matter is that most business travellers are more concerned about the time savings of direct and/or convenient flights over what 7XX they will be flying. And since the 752 actually has more seats in coach then a 762, they can pack more "riff raff" in the back of the bus and increase overall gross revenue on the flight. Given the industry and CO's finances today, I think this is a brilliant move.

Plus, if it gets me a direct flight to AMS from CLE I am all for it!
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