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Old May 7, 2005 | 8:49 pm
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Originally Posted by BayAreaPilot
With AA set to start ORD-PVG service next year, maybe UA is considering abandoning that route and using the slot somewhere else. AFAIK there are not any additional China slots up for grabs any time soon.
I don't know what demand is like for that flight, but I imagine it should be decent. AA entering probably won't depress fares too much, since they only offer one flight each and probably don't have a lot of cross-shopping.
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