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Old Sep 17, 2022, 5:52 pm
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Originally Posted by BlooJoo
I thought there was a "shortage of wide bodies" to service lucrative long-haul destinations? Now there's an abundance at low-yield PHX? Is there not even a more lucrative domestic destination, versus the WN capital of America?
Deliveries resumed in august.
AA will receive 5 new 788s by end of the year. Maybe they’re burning in new crews on domestic routes during the off season when they’re pulled from TA routes.
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Old Sep 17, 2022, 6:13 pm
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Originally Posted by aviators99
Looks like it starts Dec 15 and ends Jan 10.

Feb should see some more activity.
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Old Sep 17, 2022, 7:06 pm
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Originally Posted by 355F1
PHX-OGG is usually winter widebody, too.
You must be very careful with the Phx Hawaii route. They move the widebody between OGC and HNL to PHX and it takes a lot of understanding to figure out why and when they do it. The schedule is not always correct
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Old Sep 17, 2022, 9:57 pm
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So sad, no widebody love for LAX-PHL.
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Old Sep 18, 2022, 1:21 am
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Originally Posted by aviators99
Looks like it starts Dec 15 and ends Jan 10.
Despite the short duration, big improvement over the standard 321s!
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Old Sep 18, 2022, 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by Raralith
So sad, no widebody love for LAX-PHL.
Yeah, that would be nice for sure and would open up more options to the west coast for me. Widebodies to PHX do me no good as there already is a CMH-PHX nonstop on the 319/320 and no way am I going to go through MIA to catch a widebody.
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Old Sep 18, 2022, 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by BlooJoo
I thought there was a "shortage of wide bodies" to service lucrative long-haul destinations? Now there's an abundance at low-yield PHX? Is there not even a more lucrative domestic destination, versus the WN capital of America?
Any domestic WB flight is going to be for positioning and aircraft utilization. They definitely want these flying distance, not domestic hops. This is the result of them needing to move planes around to where they need to be for long haul flights.
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Old Sep 18, 2022, 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by Centurion
You must be very careful with the Phx Hawaii route. They move the widebody between OGC and HNL to PHX and it takes a lot of understanding to figure out why and when they do it. The schedule is not always correct
I haven't had that happen to me but thank you for the info!
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Old Oct 2, 2022, 11:10 pm
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My Jan 2023 PHX-OGG-PHX flight was upgraded to a 777-200 this weekend.

Pretty good news!!!

I will have over 350,000 LPs by then so complimentary upgrades for me and my girl should be good!
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Old Oct 3, 2022, 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by 355F1
My Jan 2023 PHX-OGG-PHX light was upgraded to a 777-200 this weekend.

Pretty good news!!!

I will have over 350,000 LPs by then so complimentary upgrades for me and my girl should be good!
You sure it's a 772? Looks like holiday up-guaging from PHX to HI. I see a 789 exPHX to HNL and OGG from 12/15 - 1/9. The early flight is the wide body where the early afternoon flight is a 321NEO. Likely a lot of connecting traffic being funneled onto the wide body flight(s).
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Old Oct 3, 2022, 9:58 am
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Originally Posted by PHL
You sure it's a 772? Looks like holiday up-guaging from PHX to HI. I see a 789 exPHX to HNL and OGG from 12/15 - 1/9. The early flight is the wide body where the early afternoon flight is a 321NEO. Likely a lot of connecting traffic being funneled onto the wide body flight(s).
Yep.....772 with 40 J seats showing on the seat map, and the departure time changed. We are going in the middle of the month after the holiday rush, too, which are usually A321NEOs.

They had two 321NEO flights scheduled that day but now there is only one flight...and its a 772.

This is excellent news as i have been upgraded on over 90% of all PHX-OGG-PHX flights with my EXP status on the 321NEOs!

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