Originally Posted by Axey
Miami must be as surprised as anything now suddenly being a "leisure city" with no business passengers.
I'm quite flabberghasted at the decimation of Miami as a UA city in the last few years. This Tedification, imho, buries any glimmer of hope of UA returning to Miami to compete. AA won outright.
Yes, this came as a shock.
However, United and Star Alliance simply lost out on their business passengers. They can't compete with AA/oneWorld and DL/skyTeam out of MIA and FLL. Miami/Lauderdale-area business travelers are now sticking to oneWorld and skyTeam. They offer lounges at MIA/FLL, more frequency of service, non-stop trans-cons, frequent intra-Florida trips, and better Caribbean/LatAm service. How can United expect two daily Miami-Dulles trips to compete for business passengers when AA is offering 12 daily non-stops from MIA to DC's three airports?