Air China to operate SJC-PVG 5 times per week (A330) starting in March

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Dec 7, 2015, 5:36 am

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Originally Posted by minhaoxue

I can understand a few but quite a few also fly UA out of SFO and prefer the US carriers. A 6 digit salary in IT is quite the norm in the Bay Area and sometimes not enough. Often, UA is cheaper.

With regards to the route starting, I am still skeptical. Why chose SJC as their first and only service from PVG when the could chose ORD, for example, a *A City which they currently do not serve. Before someone states the economy is "booming", I understand this also.

UA might be cheaper, but most of the Chinese folks and their parents prefer CA or other Chinese carriers than US carriers since most FA on the US carriers do not speak Chinese.

Dec 7, 2015, 7:03 am

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Air China to operate SJC-PVG 5 times per week (A330) starting in March

MU flies the new 777-300 on the PVG-Bay Area route offering by far the best premium seats of the 3 carriers flying non stop. CA would be second best with their 330 six across lie flats. As usual, sniffing a dog's behind, UA comes in last with the 8 across C class and ancient 744s.

Why the people at Apple would refuse to fly CA over UA is beyond me.

Dec 7, 2015, 8:39 am

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I know a lot of high tech companies no longer allows employees to fly Business - even TPAC. Not sure if it is true for Apple. If that is the case, then UA E+ is better than regular economy on most carriers, right?

Also, flying UA gives you UA lifetime miles and PQD. Some might also choose UA because of safety statistics and just more comfortable flying a carrier from the home country.

Dec 7, 2015, 10:20 am

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UA has had more incidents than CA or MU over the last 15 years. UA's E+ is 34" of pitch. I believe CA offer that on every seat in economy with a wider seat to boot on the 330. They also have video screens at every seat. Patriotism/familiarity is the only reason that it would make sense to fly UA, in everything else they are behind the Chinese carriers these days. I say this as someone who only 2-3 years ago would recommend the exact opposite. The Chinese big three have stepped up their games big time.