Routes / flights you wish AA flew Thread (2013 edition)
Jun 25, 2013, 10:14 am
#46
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Mine are simple and boring:
PHL-CLT
PHL-BOS
and once merger happens, AA will be flying them. I hope the new AA doesn't muck up AAdvantage so I don't want to fly them.
PHL-CLT
PHL-BOS
and once merger happens, AA will be flying them. I hope the new AA doesn't muck up AAdvantage so I don't want to fly them.
Jun 25, 2013, 10:16 am
#47
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Too hard to make a buck on the route. ULHs require too much fuel for nonstops to be profitable and sixth freedom carriers will eat your lunch if you fly it as a connection. (True on both sides - Jet is having trouble making inroads into the US with their BRU hub due to heavy competition).
United and Air India are the only carriers left flying nonstop to India from the US or Canada. AI survives due to strong brand recognition and United has its strong Newark hub to provide O/D. Delta couldn't make JFK-BOM work and now operates JFK-AMS-BOM-- but in codeshare with KLM who do not themselves fly to BOM.
No reason for AA to fly their own metal to India since there's a JV with BA, Codeshare with EY and QR is coming into the alliance.
United and Air India are the only carriers left flying nonstop to India from the US or Canada. AI survives due to strong brand recognition and United has its strong Newark hub to provide O/D. Delta couldn't make JFK-BOM work and now operates JFK-AMS-BOM-- but in codeshare with KLM who do not themselves fly to BOM.
No reason for AA to fly their own metal to India since there's a JV with BA, Codeshare with EY and QR is coming into the alliance.
Jun 25, 2013, 10:24 am
#48
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Don't get me wrong, the Mad Dog is a great aircraft... when maintained properly. I'd approximate that easily, 50% of my BIS over the years have been on a MD/Super-dee-dooper 80, so I have an affinity for it to a degree. If they subbed out the night-time incoming/morning departure for a 737, that would do wonders.
Also, another route I thought of: FWA-LGA (AE service). American could compete with DL after the merger for the FWA-CLT market. Or even FWA-DCA.
Jun 25, 2013, 10:28 am
#49
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Too hard to make a buck on the route. ULHs require too much fuel for nonstops to be profitable and sixth freedom carriers will eat your lunch if you fly it as a connection. (True on both sides - Jet is having trouble making inroads into the US with their BRU hub due to heavy competition).
United and Air India are the only carriers left flying nonstop to India from the US or Canada. AI survives due to strong brand recognition and United has its strong Newark hub to provide O/D. Delta couldn't make JFK-BOM work and now operates JFK-AMS-BOM-- but in codeshare with KLM who do not themselves fly to BOM.
No reason for AA to fly their own metal to India since there's a JV with BA, Codeshare with EY and QR is coming into the alliance.
United and Air India are the only carriers left flying nonstop to India from the US or Canada. AI survives due to strong brand recognition and United has its strong Newark hub to provide O/D. Delta couldn't make JFK-BOM work and now operates JFK-AMS-BOM-- but in codeshare with KLM who do not themselves fly to BOM.
No reason for AA to fly their own metal to India since there's a JV with BA, Codeshare with EY and QR is coming into the alliance.
Jun 25, 2013, 10:39 am
#50
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Location: Santa Monica, CA
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Open skies issues in HKG understood however that does not detract from the attraction of DFW-HKG flights on AA metal. And if ORD-HKG can justify expansion, AA should consider the option.
LAX-TPE as the current codeshare airline heads for another alliance.
AUS-MIA seems strange in its current omission.
As LATAM expands LAX//DFW-BOG begins to look more interesting
And I would probably like and accept AA code sharing MH on LAX-KUL and CX/MH flights into other SEAsia and Indian sub-continent destinations.
A couple of out of left field suggestions
DFW-LAX-AKL
MIA-REC-JNB would drastically reduce fuel cost. Get TAM to want to provide connecting Brazil flights and codeshare and do the political necessary to permit passenger TATL exBrazil. Using GIG would add 450 miles.
Happy wandering
Fred
LAX-TPE as the current codeshare airline heads for another alliance.
AUS-MIA seems strange in its current omission.
As LATAM expands LAX//DFW-BOG begins to look more interesting
And I would probably like and accept AA code sharing MH on LAX-KUL and CX/MH flights into other SEAsia and Indian sub-continent destinations.
A couple of out of left field suggestions
DFW-LAX-AKL
MIA-REC-JNB would drastically reduce fuel cost. Get TAM to want to provide connecting Brazil flights and codeshare and do the political necessary to permit passenger TATL exBrazil. Using GIG would add 450 miles.
Happy wandering
Fred
Jun 25, 2013, 10:50 am
#51
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New AA should fly IND-LGA to compete with DL which flies it six times daily. IND-LGA features 260 PDEW and is well-suited to 2-class RJs. US already flies IND-DCA.
Old US pulled out of SBN a few years back as did Eagle. Plenty of Notre Dame traffic now flies UA or DL. Wonder if new AA will return?
Jun 25, 2013, 11:03 am
#52
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I second DFW-BUF!
LAX-ICN, JFK-ICN would also be great.
LAX-ICN, JFK-ICN would also be great.
Jun 25, 2013, 11:13 am
#53
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FWA-LGA will never happen, as the route features 12 PDEW. Nor will FWA-DCA, with just 10 PDEW. FWA will be lucky to see CLT or perhaps PHL.
New AA should fly IND-LGA to compete with DL which flies it six times daily. IND-LGA features 260 PDEW and is well-suited to 2-class RJs. US already flies IND-DCA.
Old US pulled out of SBN a few years back as did Eagle. Plenty of Notre Dame traffic now flies UA or DL. Wonder if new AA will return?
New AA should fly IND-LGA to compete with DL which flies it six times daily. IND-LGA features 260 PDEW and is well-suited to 2-class RJs. US already flies IND-DCA.
Old US pulled out of SBN a few years back as did Eagle. Plenty of Notre Dame traffic now flies UA or DL. Wonder if new AA will return?
Interesting stats on those routes! Agree with the IND-LGA route!
Jun 25, 2013, 11:21 am
#54
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Bos-yyz
bos-mco
bos-mco
Jun 25, 2013, 11:28 am
#55
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JFK-POA
JFK-MUC
JFK/LGA-FLL (I think they do this now but it's seasonal, only around March)
Also... I remember a few months ago AA sent an e-mail out about MIA-POA directly towards the end of this year. Whatever happened to that? Are they waiting until the last possible minute to schedule these flights?
JFK-MUC
JFK/LGA-FLL (I think they do this now but it's seasonal, only around March)
Also... I remember a few months ago AA sent an e-mail out about MIA-POA directly towards the end of this year. Whatever happened to that? Are they waiting until the last possible minute to schedule these flights?
Jun 25, 2013, 11:36 am
#56
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ORD-GFK would be awesome! 2X a day on Eagle would work and could grow to 3.
Jun 25, 2013, 11:44 am
#57
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SJU-SXM (would settle for both AE or codeshare)
SJU-SDQ (would settle for both AE or codeshare)
GRU-ORD
SJU-SDQ (would settle for both AE or codeshare)
GRU-ORD
Jun 25, 2013, 12:00 pm
#58
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I wish they flew into MHT, and hopefully with the new AAmerican, that will actually occur. I'd love DFW-MHT, would never happen though. PHL-MHT, ORD-MHT, DCA-MHT would all work fine.
Jun 25, 2013, 12:06 pm
#59
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I wouldn't mind a MIA-AMS, or JFK-AMS.
Not very likely, though, with PHL-AMS coming in with the merger.
Not very likely, though, with PHL-AMS coming in with the merger.
Jun 25, 2013, 12:09 pm
#60
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Doubt it would ever happen, but a DFW-PWM service would be nice. I would hope that ORD-PWM will happen to compete with UA on the route.
I would like to see the following @ MCI:
MCI-LGA
MCI-LAX
MCI-JFK
MCI-MIA
I would like to see the following @ MCI:
MCI-LGA
MCI-LAX
MCI-JFK
MCI-MIA