Asiana US Routes Expansion?
Aug 18, 2011, 11:44 pm
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Asiana US Routes Expansion?
Does anyone have information (or care to speculate) on if OZ will be opening more routes to the US? Their only east coast destination is JFK.
I'd really like if it they opened IAD, and KE already operates the ICN-IAD route.. but maybe they don't want to go head-to-head with KE?
I'd really like if it they opened IAD, and KE already operates the ICN-IAD route.. but maybe they don't want to go head-to-head with KE?
Aug 19, 2011, 1:36 am
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First they'll need to get more long haul planes and there's none in the future for some time. Next year there's just 1 772, and that would probably go to help make LHR/CDG/ or ORD daily service, I can't see the increasing service to the US anytime soon other than maybe making ORD daily.
Aug 19, 2011, 7:23 am
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First they'll need to get more long haul planes and there's none in the future for some time. Next year there's just 1 772, and that would probably go to help make LHR/CDG/ or ORD daily service, I can't see the increasing service to the US anytime soon other than maybe making ORD daily.
Which is something I don't understand... MD/DC/VA region is full of Korean nationals and expats, not to mention all the government officials ready to pounce on opportunity to fly. Obviously NY present the biggest market, but MD/DC would be a wonderful option for this crew.
Me personally? I would love to see Asiana choose BWI as their new home. driving down to IAD takes too long for me
Aug 19, 2011, 7:28 am
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Which is something I don't understand... MD/DC/VA region is full of Korean nationals and expats, not to mention all the government officials ready to pounce on opportunity to fly. Obviously NY present the biggest market, but MD/DC would be a wonderful option for this crew.
Me personally? I would love to see Asiana choose BWI as their new home. driving down to IAD takes too long for me
Me personally? I would love to see Asiana choose BWI as their new home. driving down to IAD takes too long for me
Aug 19, 2011, 10:02 am
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Asiana is to operate charters to HNL this fall, and it will become a regular flight from this winter schedule. SEA becomes 5/w this winter regarding this.
Aug 19, 2011, 6:34 pm
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I thought the 333 already operates to IST. SYD definitely should be 333 as well (that is, unless they need the 777's payload to fly in all the Austalian beef ). They might also think about Vancouver or Toronto. Isn't KE printing money on the Toronto route?
). They might also think about Vancouver or Toronto. Isn't KE printing money on the Toronto route?
Aug 22, 2011, 10:55 am
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333s with the slanty seats? Not particularly awesome hard product to have for C on a 10 hour redeye. Or will OZ start putting QS seats in the A333s?
Aug 22, 2011, 10:39 pm
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Aug 23, 2011, 3:49 pm
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Aug 23, 2011, 9:11 pm
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http://au.flyasiana.com/Global/AU/en...?fid=INFO11400
Once in a while you see a QS plane show up in LHR/SYD etc. but you need a lot of luck for that do happen and can't plan this in advance.
Aug 24, 2011, 3:16 pm
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That page seems at odds with this one...
http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...rchWrd=&page=4
Though neither of them put the QS on ICN-SYD (your page also has both the 772 AND the A333 flying on SEA-ICN). The poster of that TR does mention that it was scheduled to be on his route, though.
http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...rchWrd=&page=4
Though neither of them put the QS on ICN-SYD (your page also has both the 772 AND the A333 flying on SEA-ICN). The poster of that TR does mention that it was scheduled to be on his route, though.
Still, once I had jumped through those hoops, I was able to take a look at the seat map online and was pleased to discover that the 8th June flight to Seoul, and 9th June to Sydney were both scheduled to be Quadra Smartium seats.
Aug 24, 2011, 3:35 pm
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That page seems at odds with this one...
http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...rchWrd=&page=4
Though neither of them put the QS on ICN-SYD (your page also has both the 772 AND the A333 flying on SEA-ICN). The poster of that TR does mention that it was scheduled to be on his route, though.
http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...rchWrd=&page=4
Though neither of them put the QS on ICN-SYD (your page also has both the 772 AND the A333 flying on SEA-ICN). The poster of that TR does mention that it was scheduled to be on his route, though.
If the OP would have flown a day or a week later he wouldn't have gotten QS seats.
Aug 28, 2011, 3:04 pm
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OZ from 18SEP11 will start Seoul Incheon - Honolulu 2 weekly service with A330-300.
However, service from 18SEP11 to 04DEC11 is only available as charter, sold via local travel agency/tour operator in Korea. This is to be converted to scheduled service from 08DEC11.
ICN SEA as a result will go back to 5 weekly from 18SEP11.
However, service from 18SEP11 to 04DEC11 is only available as charter, sold via local travel agency/tour operator in Korea. This is to be converted to scheduled service from 08DEC11.
ICN SEA as a result will go back to 5 weekly from 18SEP11.
Aug 28, 2011, 5:26 pm
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I too would like to see an expansion to IAD from OZ, as it seems like it would be a better fit here even than KE what with the *A connections. But I suppose KE is a bigger player in North America and Europe than OZ is, so we can't expect OZ to match all of KE's routes. Nevertheless, if they do choose to expand here in North America, I would expect IAD to be the new destination.