RDU-LGW to remain B777
Feb 24, 2006, 8:03 pm
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Forgive me for going OT. It may not be a record but that is the fastest suspension that I have ever seen.
Feb 24, 2006, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by drtdk
Forgive me for going OT. It may not be a record but that is the fastest suspension that I have ever seen.
Feb 24, 2006, 8:31 pm
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Seems this RDU-LGW route always generates a discussion.... or is just me?
I guess I'm interested in it because I'm originally from RDU. And everytime I fly out of RDU...usually on the 7pm flight back to DCA, the Club is full of people heading to LGW.
I guess I'm interested in it because I'm originally from RDU. And everytime I fly out of RDU...usually on the 7pm flight back to DCA, the Club is full of people heading to LGW.
Feb 24, 2006, 9:16 pm
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Originally Posted by flyastrojets
Seems this RDU-LGW route always generates a discussion.... or is just me?
I guess I'm interested in it because I'm originally from RDU. And everytime I fly out of RDU...usually on the 7pm flight back to DCA, the Club is full of people heading to LGW.
I guess I'm interested in it because I'm originally from RDU. And everytime I fly out of RDU...usually on the 7pm flight back to DCA, the Club is full of people heading to LGW.
Feb 24, 2006, 9:25 pm
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I would like to second the request for more detail on the unique IFS F service.
Feb 24, 2006, 9:27 pm
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I found ORD-LHR and RDU-LGW F service to be the same. What did I miss?
Feb 24, 2006, 9:32 pm
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Originally Posted by ja_user
Could someone just tell me what is in RDU that requires this LGW traffic?
This flight is essentially a single-company shuttle - think of it as a daily charter flight on which the public can also purchase tickets; Glaxo guarantees AA sufficient J revenue to make the flight profitable.
Feb 24, 2006, 9:42 pm
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
Here's the answer: http://www.gsk.com/
This flight is essentially a single-company shuttle - think of it as a daily charter flight on which the public can also purchase tickets; Glaxo guarantees AA sufficient J revenue to make the flight profitable.
This flight is essentially a single-company shuttle - think of it as a daily charter flight on which the public can also purchase tickets; Glaxo guarantees AA sufficient J revenue to make the flight profitable.
I understand. I had wondered in previous RDU threads why there would ever be a 777 there.... BUt corporate contracts could certainly do it.
And here I was afraid it was a company who's name I should recognize.
Feb 24, 2006, 9:44 pm
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Don't give the impression that the only J pax on these flights are GSK. Absolutely untrue. RDU is IBM's largest site in the world (or at least was prior to the Lenovo deal), and other companies like Cisco, Sony Ericsson, and Nortel account for LGW business too. GSK doesn't always use all their alloted seats. AA sells the rest. Even when AA can sell additional J seats but J is full, the GSK people are placed in F to make room in J.
Feb 24, 2006, 11:09 pm
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I have to imagine that GSK and the other large corporates are getting pretty attractive pricing, I would take an educated guess and say $3-3.5 K r/t for full J, and I would imagine that there is a much smaller contingency of businesses that pay closer to full fare, so wouldn't that make yields on this route not particularly attractive? Though maybe filling J at that level on a consistent basis is better than filling other routes with upgrades?
Feb 24, 2006, 11:15 pm
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
I have to imagine that GSK and the other large corporates are getting pretty attractive pricing, I would take an educated guess and say $3-3.5 K r/t for full J, and I would imagine that there is a much smaller contingency of businesses that pay closer to full fare, so wouldn't that make yields on this route not particularly attractive? Though maybe filling J at that level on a consistent basis is better than filling other routes with upgrades?
It might also indicate the AA's CASM for longhaul flights has decreased a great deal?
Feb 25, 2006, 12:34 am
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Originally Posted by hilton-gold
I found ORD-LHR and RDU-LGW F service to be the same. What did I miss?
Feb 25, 2006, 4:31 am
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Originally Posted by WRCSolberg
I third this, I'm intrigued, what makes the service on this route unique?
Feb 25, 2006, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
... I would take an educated guess and say $3-3.5 K r/t for full J...
Feb 25, 2006, 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by flipside
I've flown the route numerous times for my previous employer. The fare is actually $2500 r/t in full J.
