CO (UA) adding additional mexico service
Oct 12, 2010 | 3:25 pm
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CO (UA) adding additional mexico service
we already knew about the expanded MEX service, as well as the application for LAX-BJX, but new saturday service to CUN is brand new.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United....html?x=0&.v=1
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United....html?x=0&.v=1
Oct 12, 2010 | 3:36 pm
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http://www.continental.com/web/en-US....aspx?i=PRNEWS
AUS-CUN and SAT-CUN make sense. But RDU-CUN?
Continental Airlines will launch daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico (BJX), subject to Mexican government approval, beginning Nov. 1. The daily service will be operated with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, with seating for 114 customers (eight in first class and 106 in economy).
In addition,Continental Airlines today filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin once-weekly nonstop service to Cancun, Mexico, from three new cities: Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. These Saturday services, which are subject to government approval, would begin Feb. 19, 2011. In addition, United Airlines applied for authority to place its UA* code on Continental-operated flights between these cities, further enhancing service options for customers traveling to Cancun.
Continental plans to operate the service with Boeing 737-700 aircraft, with seating for 124 customers (12 in first class and 112 in economy).
Continental plans to operate the service with Boeing 737-700 aircraft, with seating for 124 customers (12 in first class and 112 in economy).
Additionally, United Airlines is boosting service into Mexico City from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. United will launch a second daily flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City beginning Oct. 15, and a third daily beginning Jan. 4, 2011. From Chicago, United's current Saturday-only service to Mexico City will become twice-daily beginning Nov. 4. From San Francisco, daily service to Mexico City becomes twice-daily on Nov. 4. From Denver, United will offer once-daily service to Mexico City between Dec. 16 and Jan. 3, 2011. All flights will be operated with Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
From Washington Dulles, United currently offers daily service to Mexico City.
From Washington Dulles, United currently offers daily service to Mexico City.
Oct 12, 2010 | 3:53 pm
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Competing with DL to try to finally take over the vestiges of what AA left behind, perhaps? DL announced a couple months ago that they would be adding CUN service from CMH, SAT, AUS and TPA and they have also announced a significant up-tick in service from RDU based in part on the large "demand" that their DEQM promo there generated this spring.
Oct 12, 2010 | 4:44 pm
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I guess CO (new UA) is stepping away from the hub/spoke model?
Oct 12, 2010 | 4:55 pm
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Competing with DL to try to finally take over the vestiges of what AA left behind, perhaps? DL announced a couple months ago that they would be adding CUN service from CMH, SAT, AUS and TPA and they have also announced a significant up-tick in service from RDU based in part on the large "demand" that their DEQM promo there generated this spring.
Oct 12, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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Mexicana
Perhaps also an attempt to capture some of the market left behind by the dissolution of Mexicana?
Oct 12, 2010 | 6:13 pm
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Oct 12, 2010 | 6:50 pm
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Well, Mexicana certainly had a hub at CUN, and, obviously, at MEX, so while they may not have direct flights, I'm sure the cracker jacks at UaCo identified the U.S. cities with the greatest unmet demand...
Oct 12, 2010 | 10:24 pm
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I am actually surprised MFE was not listed in one of the new routes to Mexico. We have been waiting for service to CUN or reinstating service on COEX to MEX.
Oct 12, 2010 | 10:30 pm
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