New UA Long Haul Route Changes
Apr 2, 2012, 5:20 pm
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New UA Long Haul Route Changes
IAD-ACC service ends July 1. EWR-CPH ends Sept 23
Suspended service for the winter season for some trans-Atlantic markets, such as EWR-FCO and IAD-DME.
And, as known internally, redeploy some of the Boeing 763s freed up by these changes to replace Boeing 757s now on certain trans-Atlantic routes such as EWR-FRA, IAD-AMS and one EWR-LHR aircraft. Well, one is better than the two I was expecting.
More changes still to come, but haven't been published.
Suspended service for the winter season for some trans-Atlantic markets, such as EWR-FCO and IAD-DME.
And, as known internally, redeploy some of the Boeing 763s freed up by these changes to replace Boeing 757s now on certain trans-Atlantic routes such as EWR-FRA, IAD-AMS and one EWR-LHR aircraft. Well, one is better than the two I was expecting.
More changes still to come, but haven't been published.
Apr 2, 2012, 5:25 pm
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Apr 2, 2012, 5:33 pm
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Apr 2, 2012, 7:42 pm
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I suppose not enough business travel to ACC. But what about CPH - is this just a seasonal suspension that they will pick up next spring or is it gone for good? So I suppose there will only be the SAS codeshare to CPH afterwards?
Apr 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
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I saw when they were initially advertising the IAD-ACC. Struck me as a tough route to fill and I guess that turns out to be the case which is too bad
Apr 2, 2012, 9:15 pm
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Apr 2, 2012, 11:47 pm
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Often CO elites -- at times other than summer and other peak holiday periods -- have been able to get a whole row of seats in one or both directions if flying in coach.
I suspect that AC will eventually cut back its service to CPH too.
Using miles for travel on SK long-haul flights between the US and CPH is far more difficult.
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Apr 2, 2012, 11:51 pm
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When I am on this flight, I more often find the back of the flying bus to/from CPH on CO/UA has a relatively high proportion of the seats empty than most all of my other long-haul flights while the front cabin is far more often full or near full.
Often CO elites -- at times other than summer and other peak holiday periods -- have been able to get a whole row of seats in one or both directions if flying in coach.
Often CO elites -- at times other than summer and other peak holiday periods -- have been able to get a whole row of seats in one or both directions if flying in coach.
Apr 3, 2012, 1:46 am
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Apparently some routes need way more economy class passenger demand to survive while other routes need way more business class passenger demand in order to survive.
SK doesn't seem to have the problem CO/UA have on this route and they are all part of the same airline alliance.
I find the explanation for the route losing money because of upgrades to be interesting as it is but a part of blaming customers for the airline's inability to make a route work. Is blaming the customer the norm at UA/CO?
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Apr 3, 2012, 8:05 am
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Although as I gravitate away from UNITED based on changes I don't like, that will be less and less the case...