AC Expands its Presence in NC with a New Route and Enhanced Services to RDU and CLT

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Oct 24, 2018, 7:19 pm

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Originally Posted by yyznomad

The last time I flew out of RDU was mid-2000s and for my AC metal flight RDUYYZ booked on 014 stock, I had to use the UA check-in counters. IIRC, everything was UA including ground staff at that time. This is why I was curious as to what it's like now.

AC got their own checkin desks when the first phase of terminal 2 opened in 2008. But the ground handling is still performed by UA staff.

Oct 24, 2018, 7:27 pm

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Originally Posted by DoTheBartMan

AC got their own checkin desks when the first phase of terminal 2 opened in 2008. But the ground handling is still performed by UA staff.

Good to know! Thanks.

Oct 24, 2018, 7:29 pm

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Originally Posted by jasdou

Any rouge aircraft would be an upgrade over the CRJ currently operating the route.

I'm not sure how it would be an upgrade unless you want to pay J prices for the PE-level product represented by the rogue premium cabin. If you're in Y like most, the rogue 319s and 321s still have a crappy 18 inch seat with 29 inch pitch. It's not any kind of upgrade over the crappy 17 inch seat with a 31 inch pitch that's on the CRJ.

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They would if they could...

I have absolutely no doubt of that.

Nov 4, 2018, 8:39 am

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I'm very excited to get the E75 here. AC often has mileage availability RDU-YYZ-Europe/Asia but I've avoided it due to the CRJ-200 on RDU-YYZ.

Plus I'm excited about our Montreal flight too.