Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12962861)

Was looking at options to get to EZE and saw that I could add some interesting lines, IAH-CUN-PTY-EZE-IAH. The price is outrageous but what is even more intriguing is that PTY-EZE is a 7 hour and 10 minute flight on a 738 :eek:

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12962910)

I have contemplated doing PTY-EZE a few times, and once I was actually booked on EZE-PTY on Dec 25th a few years ago and when we arrived at EZE they told me my flight was delayed due to crew rest and I would miss the PTY-NYC connection and have a forced overnight en La Ciudad de Paname. The problem was I was booked on EWR-HKG on Dec 26th so the CM agent at EZE was able to get us on DL flight EZE-ATL-LGA.

I still don't know how I feel about doing that flight.

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12962970)

PTY - EZE is only 41nm longer than ANC - IAH. :-:

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12962961)

CO supposedly behaves the same way. In fact, when asked why only 4 SWUs CO Insider explicitly said to control costs. I have to wonder if CO really felt that not offering SWUs was a revenue negative event or if they just are trying to normalize the UA relationship and each side is making small steps in the direction of the other (e.g. EUAs).

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12962970)

PTY - EZE is only 41nm longer than ANC - IAH. :-:

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12962970)

PTY - EZE is only 41nm longer than ANC - IAH. :-:

Originally Posted by WBurcham (Post 12962979)

And trust me, THAT flight hurts... especially when you are doing it in Y.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12963001)

No different than the 15+ hours in Y from EWR-HKG. :p

Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 12962293)

Wow! The box is really slow today! Where is everyone?

On a happy note - we finally got our construction permits. Yeah! The "big dig" is scheduled to begin on Monday. Please pray that the snow stays away!

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12962991)

Me thinks a little of both as they knew the lack of international upgrades would push some high revenue passengers over to UA if they did not normalize the relationship and programs.

Originally Posted by GTITAN (Post 12963046)

If CO was just doing a "quid pro quo" dance, wouldn't it have revenue restricted the SWUs to be akin to UA? I also think and have posed the questions to the denizens of this den of dubiousness that CO will ultimately offer more SWUs above the 4 next year at target thresholds of some number. If going by "market", then 25K EQMs intervals, but no one can be proof positive.

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12962970)

PTY - EZE is only 41nm longer than ANC - IAH. :-:

Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12963029)

Copa's card is much better :D

http://xmas2009.copapromos.com/index_eng.html

I see some wake turbulence issues ahead however.

Originally Posted by GTITAN (Post 12963046)

If CO was just doing a "quid pro quo" dance, wouldn't it have revenue restricted the SWUs to be akin to UA?

Originally Posted by GTITAN (Post 12963046)

I also think and have posed the questions to the denizens of this den of dubiousness that CO will ultimately offer more SWUs above the 4 next year at target thresholds of some number. If going by "market", then 25K EQMs intervals, but no one can be proof positive.

Originally Posted by GTITAN (Post 12963068)

When I first made EXP on AA, I did the DFW-ANC run several times in "Y" on the 757. It was not terrible.

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12963075)

When you're gargantuan it's a whole other story. :)