Speculation: Will AA continue to pull back in NYC?
Oct 5, 2018 | 2:02 pm
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I thought it was because AA eventually wants to shift most TATL routes that depend on connecting traffic over to the hub at PHL.
The clear exception, of course, is JFK-LHR which is an O/D route and is also the most profitable air route in the entire WORLD (for BA anyway, though AA and IAG have a JBA in place).
Oct 5, 2018 | 2:24 pm
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I thought it was because AA eventually wants to shift most TATL routes that depend on connecting traffic over to the hub at PHL.
The clear exception, of course, is JFK-LHR which is an O/D route and is also the most profitable air route in the entire WORLD (for BA anyway, though AA and IAG have a JBA in place).
The clear exception, of course, is JFK-LHR which is an O/D route and is also the most profitable air route in the entire WORLD (for BA anyway, though AA and IAG have a JBA in place).
Oct 5, 2018 | 2:28 pm
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Unless I'm mistaken, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but AA remains the only carrier to offer lie-flat, individual (nobody next to you) seats on the NYC-LAX route. I believe United offers lie-flat, but you still have someone next to you. Again, I may be mistaken, but I imagine that's a big seller for those who prefer privacy during flight.
Oct 5, 2018 | 2:46 pm
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Unless I'm mistaken, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but AA remains the only carrier to offer lie-flat, individual (nobody next to you) seats on the NYC-LAX route. I believe United offers lie-flat, but you still have someone next to you. Again, I may be mistaken, but I imagine that's a big seller for those who prefer privacy during flight.
Oct 5, 2018 | 4:22 pm
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Unless I'm mistaken, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but AA remains the only carrier to offer lie-flat, individual (nobody next to you) seats on the NYC-LAX route. I believe United offers lie-flat, but you still have someone next to you. Again, I may be mistaken, but I imagine that's a big seller for those who prefer privacy during flight.
Oct 5, 2018 | 4:30 pm
#591
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I flew the the UA flight last week, seats are 2-2 and decent, but the wine was worse than Trader Joe's quality. I was surprised, as I figured to compete with AA they'd have to step it up. It was worse than AA normal domestic.
Oct 5, 2018 | 5:07 pm
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Certainly if the operational reliability was poor that would drive a lot of business travelers away, and perhaps more importantly, a large corporate contract or two.
Oct 5, 2018 | 5:10 pm
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AA definitely uses the A321T (3-class) on the JFK/LAX route, too. I fly it monthly. I had tried JetBlue Mint, which was great, but unless you are lucky enough to snag the "solo" lie-flat seat, you're in a 2-configuration per row. Which is not terrible, of course, but AA Flagship First, guarantees you a solo seat, which has spoiled me. I'll look into Delta to see the ease of grabbing said solo seat if they do offer a comparable configuration. Still, though, per the topic of this thread, I'd surprised if AA were to pull back the transcontinental route for the Hollywood type who enjoy that setup.
Oct 5, 2018 | 8:52 pm
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If JFK-ZRH was such a revenue-generator in the J cabin for AA, and the main detractor for consumers was the reliability of the 763, then they would have switched it out for a 772. And not transferred it to PHL.
Oct 5, 2018 | 10:43 pm
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The 772 configuration might have been too much capacity in Y for this route. There is talk UA will deploy their reconfigured J-heavy 763 (46J/22PE/99Y) on the ZRH/GVA route, given the benefits of high premium demand in that market.
Oct 5, 2018 | 10:44 pm
#596
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AA in NYC is becoming almost unusable. Lately, work has me traveling a lot between NYC and Seattle and AA is just a non-starter. Now they've even taken away the Sunday night red-eye from SEA to JFK.
Looks like I'll have to move most of my flying to DL. I would gladly move to JetBlue and that excellent (and well priced) Mint product, but the lack of a lounge with showers makes that option tough
Oct 6, 2018 | 4:49 pm
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Doesn't UA get a lot of their revenue on those flights from the pharmaceutical industry?
Oct 6, 2018 | 5:07 pm
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