Flights to London This Week
Jan 30, 2013, 11:30 am
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Flights to London This Week
I have a flight to LHR coming up and wanted to check the loads this week.
SFO/IAD/EWR/ORD/IAH flights were incredibly empty...I mean hundreds of seats on each flight. Even some empty seats in J. I was just curious if they fired the whole revenue team. Why not offer some sales...maybe I missed it!
I know it's winter but geez...
SFO/IAD/EWR/ORD/IAH flights were incredibly empty...I mean hundreds of seats on each flight. Even some empty seats in J. I was just curious if they fired the whole revenue team. Why not offer some sales...maybe I missed it!
I know it's winter but geez...
Jan 30, 2013, 11:32 am
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I have a flight to LHR coming up and wanted to check the loads this week.
SFO/IAD/EWR/ORD/IAH flights were incredibly empty...I mean hundreds of seats on each flight. Even some empty seats in J. I was just curious if they fired the whole revenue team. Why not offer some sales...maybe I missed it!
I know it's winter but geez...
SFO/IAD/EWR/ORD/IAH flights were incredibly empty...I mean hundreds of seats on each flight. Even some empty seats in J. I was just curious if they fired the whole revenue team. Why not offer some sales...maybe I missed it!
I know it's winter but geez...
Jan 30, 2013, 11:46 am
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It's blowing a gale, torrential rain, freezing temps at night, a huge number of flood warnings and still snowing in the North of the country.
Who in the right mind would want to come to the UK in the next couple of weeks.
Who in the right mind would want to come to the UK in the next couple of weeks.
Jan 30, 2013, 11:46 am
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Ok, I wasn't going there...just that people were asleep at the switch.
Business?
Business?
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Jan 30, 2013, 11:52 am
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it is winter, and loads are usually lighter. That said, I'm currently planning a TATL trip in late February that requires a European connection onward to Africa. When I took similar trips in 2012, IAD-BRU and IAD-FRA were the flights that invariably popped up. Now, the IAD-LHR flights are the first to appear, which is a change from last year.
Post Olympics letdown?
Post Olympics letdown?
Jan 30, 2013, 11:56 am
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Exactly. Or, family. Or, transiting for a winter holiday to the alps.
It's great to fly to Europe on business during low season. Lower fares. Better UG odds. Fewer crowds. Easy restaurant reservations. Easy to find good accommodation. That's presumably why many business conferences are held during low/shoulder season in their destinations.
It's great to fly to Europe on business during low season. Lower fares. Better UG odds. Fewer crowds. Easy restaurant reservations. Easy to find good accommodation. That's presumably why many business conferences are held during low/shoulder season in their destinations.
Jan 30, 2013, 12:54 pm
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I'm on a 764 IAH-LHR in a few weeks that was switched from the 787. If it didn't have the lie-flat seats I would have tried to switch to the later flight on the 777.
Jan 30, 2013, 1:19 pm
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Low Season? I just checked again today...literally every plane is half empty. I'll say it again, why not offer a sale?
Jan 30, 2013, 1:32 pm
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I've been looking for President's Day Weekend. Flights are EMPTY. However, at nearly $900, I'm not exactly thrilled to fork over that kind of money for an open 9 abreast row of economy plus.
UA should pull a TK and offer some $400 flights to Europe. That will fill the planes in a hurry. Otherwise, that's an awful lot of empty seats over the pond.
UA should pull a TK and offer some $400 flights to Europe. That will fill the planes in a hurry. Otherwise, that's an awful lot of empty seats over the pond.