Aug 26, 2017, 4:30 pm
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What Route(s) do You Wish UA Flew? [Archive thread]
Aug 26, 2017, 1:16 pm
#1501
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Aug 26, 2017, 1:18 pm
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Aug 26, 2017, 2:18 pm
#1503
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I'd be surprised if UA grows much in Europe, as long as they have FRA work as basically a hub for them via LH.
Aug 26, 2017, 2:19 pm
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The current JV J fares to BUD are pretty attractive. $29xx SFO-BUD. Can route that via FRA on the UA 77W or ZRH on the LX 77W. The Hungarian government must be subsidizing this fare (been around for months), even though they are not supposed to.
Aug 26, 2017, 2:26 pm
#1505
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This link:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiw.../24/2003677089
Seems to imply that UA is thinking of Taiwan / NYC flight ? I guess EWR to TPE or KHH?
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiw.../24/2003677089
Seems to imply that UA is thinking of Taiwan / NYC flight ? I guess EWR to TPE or KHH?
Aug 26, 2017, 2:33 pm
#1506
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South Africa will be nice.
Aug 26, 2017, 2:50 pm
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Aug 26, 2017, 2:51 pm
#1508
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There are rumors around for quite a while that UA would take over LH's EWR-DUS and add another new route to DUS to rotate the plane at DUS. However with he AB-bancrupcy and a high likelyhood that LH will take over AB's longhaul-operations from DUS, I do not see any room for UA there...
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Aug 26, 2017, 2:54 pm
#1509
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There are rumors around for quite a while that UA would take over LH's EWR-DUS and add another new route to DUS to rotate the plane at DUS. However with he AB-bancrupcy and a high likelyhood that LH will take over AB's longhaul-operations from DUS, I do not see any room for UA there...
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Aug 26, 2017, 3:45 pm
#1510
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Aug 26, 2017, 4:02 pm
#1511
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Why would they add international routes? They can't compete, unless they have a total lock on a hub and its closest alternatives.
Mostly we see them backing away from what should be lucrative routes like BKK and AKL. The problem is that United is a fat lazy monopoly and other airlines eat their lunch when they try to swim in the big pond.
Mostly we see them backing away from what should be lucrative routes like BKK and AKL. The problem is that United is a fat lazy monopoly and other airlines eat their lunch when they try to swim in the big pond.
Aug 27, 2017, 11:51 am
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Return EWR-STR, there's plenty of business demand. Add SFO/ORD/EWR-Moscow, especially with the World Cup coming next summer. Sign an agreement with Aeroflot for domestic connections to the rest of Russia.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:01 pm
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My choice would be for LAX-FRA.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:05 pm
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I don't know about a subsidy—$31xx SFO-BOM, also books into P.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:30 pm
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This is covered in the LH JV, if UA did add another from FRA, it would be LAX, but with UA preferring SFO to LAX I don't see this happening.
STR might work but I don't think it would be profitable with a 767 or 787. IIRC they cancelled this as the 757 was diverting to BGR too often and the German Government was telling UA with the number of planned fuel stops UA could face sanctions for calling it a non-stop. If UA were to bring back STR, I think IAD would be the better candidate due to the number of military bases near STR.
UA tried Moscow and it was cancelled right after the merger, with the current state of the Russian economy and the sanctions on Russia this won't happen.
UA tried Moscow and it was cancelled right after the merger, with the current state of the Russian economy and the sanctions on Russia this won't happen.