SFO-ORD No evening flights?
May 24, 2012, 3:01 pm
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SFO-ORD No evening flights?
I just reached Executive Platinum status on AA. I was flying from ORD- LAX / SNA since July last year, every week. My next work assignment is in SFO. I was pretty excited to avail my Exec Platinum benefits on ORD-SFO route now only to find out that starting mid-June there is no AA flight from SFO to ORD 
in the evening. The latest is the afternoon 2:20 PM and after that its the red eye at 11:35 PM
All I see is United flights. I can get a status match on United but it will be a level lower than Executive Platinum . Anyone in the same boat?
in the evening. The latest is the afternoon 2:20 PM and after that its the red eye at 11:35 PMAll I see is United flights. I can get a status match on United but it will be a level lower than Executive Platinum
. Anyone in the same boat?
Last edited by rahul408; May 24, 2012 at 3:03 pm Reason: added info
May 24, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Checking a random date in July and there is a 5:55 flight.
May 24, 2012, 3:08 pm
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May 24, 2012, 3:13 pm
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Interesting. AA618, that late PM flight, indeed ends May 31 but then resumes July 2.
May 24, 2012, 6:27 pm
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Pretty sure you nailed it. Many of the 757 pilots are in training at DFW to move to the 777s after all the retirements.
Had an interesting conversation with one on a flight to DFW. I learned that 787 is the same type, so no significant training to jump from 777 to 787.
Had an interesting conversation with one on a flight to DFW. I learned that 787 is the same type, so no significant training to jump from 777 to 787.
May 25, 2012, 8:30 am
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I do this route weekly and there has been a 6:00 pm flight up until june when it dropped off the schedule. Was very glad to see it back in july because its a major slot and ua has three flights. Even as an EXP its a tough upgrade (not as impossible as UA) and my success rate is about 50%, but that will likley drop a bit due to more UA 1k conversions.
May 25, 2012, 9:05 am
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I do this route weekly and there has been a 6:00 pm flight up until june when it dropped off the schedule. Was very glad to see it back in july because its a major slot and ua has three flights. Even as an EXP its a tough upgrade (not as impossible as UA) and my success rate is about 50%, but that will likley drop a bit due to more UA 1k conversions.