AA Eagle or Midway????
Jan 27, 2002, 4:24 pm
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AA Eagle or Midway????
Just taking an informal poll - how many people would be willing to fly on Midway from RDU to MCO/TPA/FLL/LGA/DCA/BOS over AA Eagle? Benefits to flying on Midway - low fares, Boeing 737 jets, nonstop flights. Disadvantages, No formal upgrade program, no mileage affiliation with any other airline, just coming out of a bankruptcy filing from which they only emerged with the help of the U.S. government bailout money, only 1-3 nonstops each day to any destination.
Benefits to flying on AA Eagle - AAdvantage miles, multiple nonstops to most destinations. Disadvantages - small RJ's, no first class cabin, sometimes higher fares.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Benefits to flying on AA Eagle - AAdvantage miles, multiple nonstops to most destinations. Disadvantages - small RJ's, no first class cabin, sometimes higher fares.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Jan 27, 2002, 4:39 pm
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Personally, I would not fly JI, but I hope that everyone else does 
The airfares at RDU have become so deflated that I have booked some end-on-end tickets thru there as a "work-around" to eliminate minimum stay requirements.
Live Long and Prosper JI!!!
The airfares at RDU have become so deflated that I have booked some end-on-end tickets thru there as a "work-around" to eliminate minimum stay requirements.
Live Long and Prosper JI!!!
Jan 27, 2002, 10:15 pm
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One would have to be a complete idiot to elect American Eagle LGA-RDU. Some people are so addicted to miles they might as well take up smoking crack. It's not funny, it's downright sad.
Anyway, I'm outside around 7:30 or 8:00 weekday mornings, and I was so glad to see a 737 overhead, headed for LGA runway 31 with yellow painted engines and a yellow tail with an "M" on it.
Anyway, I'm outside around 7:30 or 8:00 weekday mornings, and I was so glad to see a 737 overhead, headed for LGA runway 31 with yellow painted engines and a yellow tail with an "M" on it.
Jan 27, 2002, 10:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
One would have to be a complete idiot to elect American Eagle LGA-RDU. Some people are so addicted to miles they might as well take up smoking crack. It's not funny, it's downright sad.
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One would have to be a complete idiot to elect American Eagle LGA-RDU. Some people are so addicted to miles they might as well take up smoking crack. It's not funny, it's downright sad.
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Jan 27, 2002, 11:20 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
One would have to be a complete idiot to elect American Eagle LGA-RDU. Some people are so addicted to miles they might as well take up smoking crack. It's not funny, it's downright sad.</font>
One would have to be a complete idiot to elect American Eagle LGA-RDU. Some people are so addicted to miles they might as well take up smoking crack. It's not funny, it's downright sad.</font>
Jan 28, 2002, 12:10 am
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Midway part 2 1/2 was certainly wonderful up front... in the back they were "OK".
As addicted to miles as I am, I would NOT fly RDU-LGA on AA nonstop.. I'd do RDU-ORD-LGA, thank you very much! :P :P :P
((spoken from a true mileage who@#))
-nate
As addicted to miles as I am, I would NOT fly RDU-LGA on AA nonstop.. I'd do RDU-ORD-LGA, thank you very much! :P :P :P
((spoken from a true mileage who@#))
-nate
Jan 28, 2002, 4:51 am
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Given the choice of an American Eagle ERJ or a Midway 737, I would take the 737 even without the AA miles. On my 2 flights flown on JI since their return it seems the FAs on both flights were actually happy to be back serving the pax. I wish JI well in its comeback and hope the extra competition keeps AA fares lower too for those who fly AA eagle instead on competing east coast routes.
Besides Midway, the other airline keeping RDU fares low is Southwest, which seems to be doing quite well there with load factors and adding of additional cities.
Besides Midway, the other airline keeping RDU fares low is Southwest, which seems to be doing quite well there with load factors and adding of additional cities.
Jan 28, 2002, 6:50 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by moondog:
and 4) a hub operation in RDU that was more akin to a depressed 70s shopping mall than anything else.
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and 4) a hub operation in RDU that was more akin to a depressed 70s shopping mall than anything else.
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