Remaining Vestiges of Continental After the Merger With United
Mar 18, 2013, 11:06 pm
#121
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I'll take the pmUA "dragon" commercial or the "life" commercial over D. Barrett and J. Smisek's face any day of the week.
The pmUA ads actually make me excited to fly...and not just fly, but fly UA!
D. Barrett and J. Smisek? Not so much.
The pmUA ads actually make me excited to fly...and not just fly, but fly UA!
D. Barrett and J. Smisek? Not so much.
Mar 19, 2013, 3:28 am
#123
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Having wonderful commercials is not going to make me come back to UA. Reinstituting some Mileage Plus benefits, on the other hand, will probably do the trick.
Mar 19, 2013, 5:25 am
#125
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In fact, judging by my recent connections at IAH, I thought that all of the ExpressJet 135/145 aircraft had been changed over with new United Express titles.
This was the first time in quite awhile that I had actually seen an XJet ERJ 145 with the old COEx titles......
Mar 19, 2013, 5:30 am
#126
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Mar 19, 2013, 6:15 am
#127
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I was in CLE last week and saw numerous RJs still branded as Continental Express. 4 or 5 of them. Looked like E145s... I was a bit surprised to see so many of them.
At least a couple seemed to be Chautauqua Airlines, which was a new carrier for me. (I do not route through CLE much).
At least a couple seemed to be Chautauqua Airlines, which was a new carrier for me. (I do not route through CLE much).
Mar 19, 2013, 8:26 am
#128
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Mar 19, 2013, 11:37 am
#130
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Mar 19, 2013, 7:40 pm
#131
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I believe it was a pointed statement. It was an announcement from an officer in the cockpit.
Mar 19, 2013, 8:23 pm
#132
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Anyone notice that the background music in the updated safety video is the same music that CO used in their safety videos? I used to be Rhapsody in Blue until about a month ago when they made the update..
Mar 19, 2013, 8:26 pm
#133
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I don't get the advertising thing. Yes, UA's commercials in previous years were more artful and memorable than their current advertising but I seriously doubt that this has influenced anyone in their purchase decision. I think that this is an issue on which Jeff and I agree.
Having wonderful commercials is not going to make me come back to UA. Reinstituting some Mileage Plus benefits, on the other hand, will probably do the trick.
Having wonderful commercials is not going to make me come back to UA. Reinstituting some Mileage Plus benefits, on the other hand, will probably do the trick.
UAUA was a downsized variant of a company that was the largest airline in the world not long ago, and still had the most vaunted hub structure in the industry - they learned a few things being that size that the insular CO executives never had the chance to figure out, one being the the dividends TV advertising pays. As much as 9/11 & ch.11 threw a wrench into those efforts, they focused far more on brand building than CO, who never, ever catered to the type of business/govt. traffic UAUA did.
Mar 20, 2013, 2:51 pm
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