Which nonstop route(s) do you wish American would (re)start?
Jun 19, 2018, 8:39 am
#1
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Which nonstop route(s) do you wish American would (re)start?
There's a pretty fun thread going on on the Delta board right now, entitled What (nonstop) route do you wish Delta would really have?. I think (and I'm sure many here would agree) that routes and route speculation are fun, so I figured I'd start a similar thread for American. Mods, if one already exists that I didn't see then please feel free to merge.
Anyway, I'll start. My in-laws live near the Tri-Cities in Washington State so I really wish AA flew to PSC. PHX-PSC would probably make the most sense and would mean that I wouldn't need the Alaska codeshare to get out there. On the other hand, I can totally understand why they don't fly that route...
Anyone else have any wishlist flights? Either brand new or formerly served?
Anyway, I'll start. My in-laws live near the Tri-Cities in Washington State so I really wish AA flew to PSC. PHX-PSC would probably make the most sense and would mean that I wouldn't need the Alaska codeshare to get out there. On the other hand, I can totally understand why they don't fly that route...
Anyone else have any wishlist flights? Either brand new or formerly served?
Jun 19, 2018, 8:53 am
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Well, we already know the LIT A380 hub will start off serving NRT, SIN, DXB, JNB, and BOM, and grow from there, so no need to wish for those routes anymore.
But selfishly, Hawaii flights out of SFO would be nice (and about as likely as the above
)
But selfishly, Hawaii flights out of SFO would be nice (and about as likely as the above
)
Jun 19, 2018, 8:54 am
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IAH-NYC is one. I took the short-lived IAH-JFK flight regularly and it was incredibly convenient.
I'll add MSY-NYC. AA ran a RJ MSY-LGA for a while, then you could take MSY-JFK on the jetblue codeshare and still earn miles, now it's either jetblue or delta exclusively.
I'll add MSY-NYC. AA ran a RJ MSY-LGA for a while, then you could take MSY-JFK on the jetblue codeshare and still earn miles, now it's either jetblue or delta exclusively.
Jun 19, 2018, 8:55 am
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I would settle for service from LIT to MIA, LAX, and PHL so I no longer have to double connect to a lot of international destinations.
Jun 19, 2018, 8:56 am
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It continually blows my mind that no one offers service between the biggest airports of our country's first and fourth largest cities.
Jun 19, 2018, 9:05 am
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It was just nice to have an option on AA that didn't require a hop to DFW first.
Jun 19, 2018, 9:44 am
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While we are on it:
JFK-DEN at a more reasonable time. There is (or was) one a day, but it is clear that it was a strategy to use an idle jet as the hours were not reasonable for business travel. Red eye coming back from Denver.
Jun 19, 2018, 9:45 am
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Jun 19, 2018, 9:47 am
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Jun 19, 2018, 10:00 am
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One of my biggest wishes was fulfilled with the resumption of ORD-HNL, albeit as a seasonal flight.
That said, all of the serious (i.e. non-LIT
) discussion on here so far has been domestic. Why not international? I'd add something to BRU (there used to be service from ORD and PHL, though maybe not at the same time), TXL, VIE, CPH (these European ones would probably make most sense from PHL), and MEL (from LAX). AA has indicated that they're fairly averse to starting ultra-long haul flights, so I'll leave ones like LAX-SIN out of the discussion.
That said, all of the serious (i.e. non-LIT
) discussion on here so far has been domestic. Why not international? I'd add something to BRU (there used to be service from ORD and PHL, though maybe not at the same time), TXL, VIE, CPH (these European ones would probably make most sense from PHL), and MEL (from LAX). AA has indicated that they're fairly averse to starting ultra-long haul flights, so I'll leave ones like LAX-SIN out of the discussion.