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-   -   routing changes out of IAH??? (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/northwest-worldperks/76716-routing-changes-out-iah.html)

keithguy Oct 6, 2003 5:34 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IndustrialPatent:
I'm certain that NW's routings ex-IAH (e.g. IAH-DTW-LAX) were attractive to only a few people - most of them wanting the miles... </font>
However, NW continues to publish fares for west coast to AUS, SAT, and DFW.

IndustrialPatent Oct 6, 2003 9:48 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by keithguy:
However, NW continues to publish fares for west coast to AUS, SAT, and DFW.</font>
I'm certain there's strategy invloved in NW's decision - for example, NW may want the extra bodies from AUS/SAT/DFW to fill up planes, but may not have that problem at IAH -- many IAH flights are being upgraded to the A320 these days, so I assume the flights are doing well.

I'm not ready to believe that NW's withdrawl from IAH-West Coast is a scheme to not compete with CO ... my bet is that the fares will be back soon anyway.

[This message has been edited by IndustrialPatent (edited 10-07-2003).]

channa Oct 6, 2003 10:01 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IndustrialPatent:
I'm certain there's strategy invloved in NW's decision - for example, NW may want the extra bodies from AUS/SAT/DFW to fill up planes, but may not have that problem at IAH.</font>
Remember the CO/NW codeshare rules prohibit selling non-stop partner flights. NW cannot sell SFO-IAH or IAH-AUS, but they can sell SFO-IAH-AUS. So, not offering service West Coast-IAH makes sense from that perspective.

IndustrialPatent Oct 6, 2003 10:09 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by channa:
Remember the CO/NW codeshare rules prohibit selling non-stop partner flights. NW cannot sell SFO-IAH or IAH-AUS, but they can sell SFO-IAH-AUS. So, not offering service West Coast-IAH makes sense from that perspective.</font>
Actually, that makes a lot of sense. I imagine most of the persons purchasing tickets from AUS-LAX on NW will be routed via CO ... I doubt there's too many persons who would purchase AUS-DTW-LAX -- unless, of course, the price was right.

keithguy Oct 7, 2003 3:56 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IndustrialPatent:
Actually, that makes a lot of sense. I imagine most of the persons purchasing tickets from AUS-LAX on NW will be routed via CO ... I doubt there's too many persons who would purchase AUS-DTW-LAX -- unless, of course, the price was right.</font>
But customers would probably purchase AUS-MSP-SEA.


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