ORD - ZRH changes
#1
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ORD - ZRH changes
I've frequently flown ORD - ZRH in July/August on a Swiss 777 departing ORD sometime around 7 pm. I just checked their summer schedule to see if I can snag some deals, and noticed that the 777 route doesn't show up anymore ... there's a Swiss Airbus that leaves earlier and arrives inconveniently early in ZRH, or what looks like a new UAL route on a (*barf*) Boeing 767. Am I just looking too early, or is Swiss discontinuing the evening 777 flight to not compete with the UAL one?
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UA/LH/LX/OS have an approved cartel across the atlantic and co-ordinate their capacities... one A330/343 plus one B763 sounds about right for the summer schedule.
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Interesting -- I see the evening flight on swiss.com as well, but not yet on United (where I usually book through, because I connect from another city). May just be a matter of adjusting my search filters...
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UA's 767 hard product in both J and Y is superior to that of LX's 777 or A330/A340, unless you're a couple in J looking to sit together (which is impossible on a UA 767-300). In J, UA offers direct aisle access from all seats on, whereas on LX many seats have a seatmate and lack direct aisle access. In Y, UA is 2-3-2 compared to 2-4-2 (A330/A340) or 3-4-3 (777) on LX.
#6
UA's 767 hard product in both J and Y is superior to that of LX's 777 or A330/A340, unless you're a couple in J looking to sit together (which is impossible on a UA 767-300). In J, UA offers direct aisle access from all seats on, whereas on LX many seats have a seatmate and lack direct aisle access. In Y, UA is 2-3-2 compared to 2-4-2 (A330/A340) or 3-4-3 (777) on LX.
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UA's 767 hard product in both J and Y is superior to that of LX's 777 or A330/A340, unless you're a couple in J looking to sit together (which is impossible on a UA 767-300). In J, UA offers direct aisle access from all seats on, whereas on LX many seats have a seatmate and lack direct aisle access. In Y, UA is 2-3-2 compared to 2-4-2 (A330/A340) or 3-4-3 (777) on LX.
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The new search UI on united.com hides MANY connection options that are actually available but only through the old UI.
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I’m on LX7 this June and it was originally on the a343, then just got switched to the a333. I hope it gets switched back or maybe a swap to the 773.
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I doubt it will switch back, as they are offering 2 daily flights, previously only 1 flight but in the 77W
Last edited by 59Impala; Mar 1, 2022 at 12:31 am