AA A321T 3 class Flagship 2x a day BOS-LAX 2 Apr - 5 Sep 2019
Nov 30, 2018, 11:29 pm
#61
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What makes you think AA is hurting? Almost impossible to upgrade if not CK, J regularly sells out... For LAX-MIA, M-F next week all nonstops J0 except for Friday night redeye
Dec 1, 2018, 3:54 am
#62
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Whoa! Which rotation are they getting the plane from this time?
Dec 1, 2018, 4:45 am
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S.America losing 2 77W, note the date for this one (June 6th-- AA 1297 as a 77W will supply 77W to LAX-HND (not yet loaded))
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30447544-post582.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30447544-post582.html
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Dec 1, 2018, 7:57 am
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Dec 1, 2018, 9:14 am
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Dec 1, 2018, 4:02 pm
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S.America losing 2 77W, note the date for this one (June 6th-- AA 1297 as a 77W will supply 77W to LAX-HND (not yet loaded))
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30447544-post582.html
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...23post30447629
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30447544-post582.html
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...23post30447629
Dec 1, 2018, 7:46 pm
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I mean anything is "possible." Those few already booked on the flights affected by the swap may luck out, but knowing how $ grubbing AA has been with this leadership, I'd say don't be shocked if you get a "flight change notice" moving you to a
a) different seats on the same flight number and aircraft (now in business class since that's what you originally purchased when it was a 2-class plane)
or
b) flight at a different time on a 2-cabin aircraft, for which you can change back to your original flight business class seat no charge.
It's unlikely they will leave you in 2A and 2C as that is now first class, not business class that you paid for. It MIGHT but not likely
a) different seats on the same flight number and aircraft (now in business class since that's what you originally purchased when it was a 2-class plane)
or
b) flight at a different time on a 2-cabin aircraft, for which you can change back to your original flight business class seat no charge.
It's unlikely they will leave you in 2A and 2C as that is now first class, not business class that you paid for. It MIGHT but not likely
Dec 1, 2018, 9:08 pm
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Dec 2, 2018, 7:44 pm
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The BOS-JFK flights are to squeeze in extra utilization from the planes. The number of passengers are quite limited as most O&D take the shuttle to LGA and the route serves to feed international connections at JFK.
The flights were previously Eagle flights before all Eagle flights were removed from BOS (some at risk eagle flying remaining to ROC). A 738 was used at times and was way to many seats for the route.
There isn't enough downtime on the planes to do a transcon and the ideal times to fly jfk-sea are probably the same ideal times to fly jfk-lax/SFO. Currently two round trips a day. Leaves JFK in the morning after the Latam overnight bank (and after the lax/SFO redeyes arrive). 12:30pm departure from BOS back to JFK (usually fairly light), 3:30pm departure from JFK to BOS (gets arrivals from Europe) and a 5:55pm departure from BOS to JFK that connects with European and Latam redeyes. Plane is then used for a SFO/lax flight around 9pm
The flights were previously Eagle flights before all Eagle flights were removed from BOS (some at risk eagle flying remaining to ROC). A 738 was used at times and was way to many seats for the route.
There isn't enough downtime on the planes to do a transcon and the ideal times to fly jfk-sea are probably the same ideal times to fly jfk-lax/SFO. Currently two round trips a day. Leaves JFK in the morning after the Latam overnight bank (and after the lax/SFO redeyes arrive). 12:30pm departure from BOS back to JFK (usually fairly light), 3:30pm departure from JFK to BOS (gets arrivals from Europe) and a 5:55pm departure from BOS to JFK that connects with European and Latam redeyes. Plane is then used for a SFO/lax flight around 9pm
Dec 2, 2018, 8:18 pm
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There is a morning A330 LAX-PHL and an afternoon PHL-LAX with 20 Envoy suites and 21 PE seats priced at MCE. I don't fly any of the A321T routes so I don't know how they price the seats, but the Envoy suites on the PHL-LAX route are priced the same as domestic F. I usually pay $610-$650 for PHL-LAX-LAS, but I think PHL-LAX is around $1000.
Dec 3, 2018, 6:56 am
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B6 commands a premium over AA on the south beach to LAX and SFO now. They might show J0, but that could be all connection itineraries to South America.
Dec 3, 2018, 9:11 am
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There is a morning A330 LAX-PHL and an afternoon PHL-LAX with 20 Envoy suites and 21 PE seats priced at MCE. I don't fly any of the A321T routes so I don't know how they price the seats, but the Envoy suites on the PHL-LAX route are priced the same as domestic F. I usually pay $610-$650 for PHL-LAX-LAS, but I think PHL-LAX is around $1000.
Dec 3, 2018, 10:19 am
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Dec 3, 2018, 4:12 pm
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