Reopened (April 2013) UC @ PHL -- Access, comments, ....
Apr 9, 2013, 8:20 am
#31
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I would expect an extra flight or two to ORD once US exits *A. I'd love to see the LAX route come back, but I suspect that won't happen as long as VX is in business.
Apr 11, 2013, 1:28 am
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Perhaps you're correct, but i really dont see it. Once the the relationship goes away, PHL is a relatively minor spoke for UA. There will not be much reason to maintain loyalty at that point and the UA Club will just be an expense, not a compelling reason to attract business.
I think (hope) the club will survive and I expect direct service to LAX to return once the US/UA codeshare agreement ends.
May 4, 2013, 5:04 pm
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The club was open this Thursday but it was an oven. Clearly the ventilation problems haven't been solved yet. They had several portable chillers in the club but it was still at least ten degrees F warmer than the general terminal.
May 4, 2013, 5:18 pm
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May 5, 2013, 12:41 am
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I wouldn't call PHL "a relatively minor spoke for UA". With multiple flights to EWR/IAD/CLE/ORD/IAH/DEN/SFO each day, plus UA operating the gate for frequent AC flights to YYZ, there is a lot going on there. Plus, the LH flight to FRA.
I think (hope) the club will survive and I expect direct service to LAX to return once the US/UA codeshare agreement ends.
I think (hope) the club will survive and I expect direct service to LAX to return once the US/UA codeshare agreement ends.
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May 5, 2013, 1:00 am
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Rank Origin AA DL WN UA US Total 1 ATL 531,892 27,537,648 665,043 123,741 531,168 29,389,492 2 DFW 18,784,169 591,103 411,560 691,578 20,478,410 3 ORD 6,422,982 647,574 8,392,011 865,458 16,328,025 4 LAX 4,097,356 3,010,995 3,862,074 4,500,920 743,270 16,214,615 5 PHX 503,313 957,104 6,312,648 793,949 7,382,491 15,949,505 6 DEN 574,410 855,397 5,826,231 5,780,908 605,511 13,642,457 7 MIA 11,176,303 964,072 414,884 361,269 12,916,528 8 LAS 1,001,784 1,514,609 7,935,569 1,614,415 846,712 12,913,089 9 SFO 1,345,481 1,247,838 1,508,826 7,203,423 649,281 11,954,849 10 IAH 426,773 235,800 10,685,342 542,781 11,890,696 11 CLT 187,825 542,510 137 51,484 10,897,664 11,679,620 12 EWR 384,549 551,278 630,369 8,718,324 470,916 10,755,436 13 MCO 1,205,979 2,293,052 3,565,979 1,416,744 1,019,696 9,501,450 14 PHL 408,993 769,035 1,226,503 538,793 6,177,190 9,120,514 15 MSP 375,712 7,230,646 590,873 288,028 399,562 8,884,821 16 BWI 313,834 830,957 6,635,554 471,782 507,346 8,759,473 17 MDW 237,048 8,224,337 3,347 150 8,464,882 18 JFK 3,324,517 4,342,960 375,398 278,627 8,321,502 19 DTW 258,846 6,634,944 603,439 106,971 326,621 7,930,821 20 LGA 1,747,969 2,844,644 340,586 935,737 1,212,568 7,081,504
May 5, 2013, 4:37 am
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Sorry for going OT, but I wonder what will happen to the lounge arrangement for LH pax once US leaves *A. The LH flight currently departs from A-West & it has always use the US Club in that terminal. I can't imagine LH would want to send its pax all the over to D where the UC is, especially those in premium cabin. Would LH just contract with US for its continued use of the US Club (or soon to be AC)?
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May 5, 2013, 10:23 am
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I think the bigger question is where? There are no Customs/Immigration facilities in D and there's no way US is going to cede any part of B or C. So that leaves A East and E. I know A East is set up for C/I but not sure about E, so options are limited as far as getting closer to the UC.
May 5, 2013, 12:22 pm
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I think the bigger question is where? There are no Customs/Immigration facilities in D and there's no way US is going to cede any part of B or C. So that leaves A East and E. I know A East is set up for C/I but not sure about E, so options are limited as far as getting closer to the UC.
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May 5, 2013, 1:21 pm
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Sorry for going OT, but I wonder what will happen to the lounge arrangement for LH pax once US leaves *A. The LH flight currently departs from A-West & it has always use the US Club in that terminal. I can't imagine LH would want to send its pax all the over to D where the UC is, especially those in premium cabin. Would LH just contract with US for its continued use of the US Club (or soon to be AC)?
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May 5, 2013, 1:52 pm
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It would be humorous to see a LH HON member on a RT FRA-PHL-FRA using the FRA FCT on the outbound and then heading over to the UC in PHL on the way home. A pretty good example of extremes.