Hawaii: AA to resume ORD - HNL seasonally
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Hawaii: AA to resume ORD - HNL seasonally
Have been hearing rumblings that AA might resume ORD to to HNL service? Has anyone seen anything? It has been tough since AA cut its Hawaiian offerings.
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Anything is possible these days. It would be great news if true. My only question is whether it would be 763 or 772 (reconfig) service. The DFW flights are currently 772.
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If this happens, not likely 772 as AA has been actively working to eliminate the 777 from ORD. 763 would be more likely, but 787 wouldn't be out of the question.
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Sort of related to this topic -- when AA moved to the 777 DFW-HNL, on some days they cut the old ~1100 flight and kept only the ~0900 flight. I can understand why they cut one of the flights, but I'm really puzzled by them keeping the earlier flight...it has a much more limited set of connections that apply than the ~1100. Any insight why they did this?
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AA wants to consolidate wide body flying at its bases to make things more efficient. The only remaining 777 at ORD is ORD-FCO right now, which will be downgraded to 787 this spring. Also, the only remaining int'l 767 flight is ORD-MAN - domestic is to DFW and MIA.
EDIT: I see that over the winter, the prime-time ORD-LHR flight (AA86) is getting a 44J seat 772. That is a complete surprise to me (and should make SWU usage fairly easy).
EDIT: I see that over the winter, the prime-time ORD-LHR flight (AA86) is getting a 44J seat 772. That is a complete surprise to me (and should make SWU usage fairly easy).
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Sort of related to this topic -- when AA moved to the 777 DFW-HNL, on some days they cut the old ~1100 flight and kept only the ~0900 flight. I can understand why they cut one of the flights, but I'm really puzzled by them keeping the earlier flight...it has a much more limited set of connections that apply than the ~1100. Any insight why they did this?