United 747 Domestic Flights
Nov 9, 2013, 3:15 pm
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United 747 Domestic Flights
Does UAL ever do any swaps for 747s between hubs?
Ever since flying as a kid it's on my bucket list but both price and time for an international trip are prohibitive.
I saw a different thread that hinted around Easter on a 5:30pm flight from ORD to SFO but didn't have any luck.
Thanks for any guidance/help!
Ever since flying as a kid it's on my bucket list but both price and time for an international trip are prohibitive.
I saw a different thread that hinted around Easter on a 5:30pm flight from ORD to SFO but didn't have any luck.
Thanks for any guidance/help!
Nov 9, 2013, 3:21 pm
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exceptionally rare -- UA has set up SFO & ORD as the primary 747 bases and have little need to move 747s.. But occasionally you will hear a report of domestic 747 here on FT.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-than-p-s.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...tic-route.html
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...tic-route.html
Nov 9, 2013, 3:24 pm
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Currently domestic 747 service is usually done for repositioning after unscheduled maintenance or unexpected events — for example, when SFO lost a lot of capacity after the OZ214 disaster, UA ran multiple 747s LAX-SFO with about one day's advance notice.
A few years back there was a 747 doing a regular rotation SFO-ORD // ORD-SFO, but this service is no longer a 747. (You can still usually find an internationally configured 777 on this route.)
If you suspect that there's a 747 flight in April 2014, you can rapidly check schedules using ITA Matrix and the "/aircraft t:747" parameter:
This search returns no results (there is no UA 747 currently scheduled to operate ORD-SFO or vice versa on any day in April).
A few years back there was a 747 doing a regular rotation SFO-ORD // ORD-SFO, but this service is no longer a 747. (You can still usually find an internationally configured 777 on this route.)
If you suspect that there's a 747 flight in April 2014, you can rapidly check schedules using ITA Matrix and the "/aircraft t:747" parameter:
This search returns no results (there is no UA 747 currently scheduled to operate ORD-SFO or vice versa on any day in April).
Nov 9, 2013, 6:11 pm
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UA has now announced that it will resume flying 747's from ORD.
Edit: Relevant start of another FT thread
Last edited by FlyerChrisK; Nov 9, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Nov 9, 2013, 6:40 pm
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Nov 9, 2013, 6:42 pm
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ORD-FRA for sure
Jan 5, 2014, 3:09 pm
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Methinks it's to get as many stranded pax out as they can (similar what UA used to do in the old shuttle daze when 3 flights were cancelled so they would change the 4th flight to a '47 and put everyone that they could on that flight).
Jan 5, 2014, 3:17 pm
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You can get a EWR to SFO ticket for $1500. F and J for 400 more.
Boarding process will be interesting to watch.
Jan 5, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Perhaps because you'd either have to seriously pay up, or get on it via IRROPs. No award seats either.
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Jan 5, 2014, 5:32 pm
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