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UA Expands Mercedes-Benz Tarmac Service to San Francisco for the Spring
CHICAGO, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today expanded its Mercedes-Benz tarmac transportation service to San Francisco International Airport, offering members of the airline's invitation-only Global Services program greater comfort and convenience throughout their travel experience. United will offer the tarmac service this spring – using Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC SUVs with environmentally friendly clean diesel technology – to chauffeur some Global Services members and United Global First customers to their connections in San Francisco. United representatives will meet customers at the aircraft, escort them to the waiting Mercedes-Benz vehicle and drive them across the tarmac to their connecting flight. The expediting service gives priority to customers with close connections. United introduced its tarmac transportation service last summer at its hubs in Chicago and Houston. Earlier this year, the airline launched tarmac transportation and unveiled an all-new Global Services check-in lobby at Newark Liberty International Airport. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united...173500954.html |
Despite some really close connections, I have yet to experience the Mercedes treatment, but I don't transit through Chicago or Houston very often.
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I'm surprised that they don't have tarmac service at IAD. A lot of high-maintenance customers, the terminal is way out in the middle of nowhere, and plenty of people making connections from foreign arrivals to domestic flights.
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Originally Posted by kettle1
(Post 22526246)
Will this not cut into the $2B in cost cuts?
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Originally Posted by DWFI
(Post 22526542)
No, because Mercedes provides the cars.
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Originally Posted by DWFI
(Post 22526542)
No, because Mercedes provides the cars.
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Originally Posted by kettle1
(Post 22526570)
Yes, but UA must provide the "environmentally friendly clean diesel fuel" for the car and a driver making $10.00 an hour.
Sad the rest of the experience is far from first-class...like putting Chanel lipstick on a pig. |
Exactly. It could well be that MB is paying for both car and fuel, or even car + fuel + driver. And given UA's relatively anti-elite stance (even including GS) I can't see UA forking out a substantial amount of cash to finance a service like this.
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Wow, does Delta look in the mirror and see United these days?
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Same drivers as the T3-T1 shuttle. The cars are parked by the 71A shuttle stop. |
Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
(Post 22526558)
A proper airline in these parts would take a high value passenger in a Tesla.
However, I don't think anyone can hold their nose that high since they are flying (which has a fairly significant carbon footprint). |
Originally Posted by kettle1
(Post 22526570)
Yes, but UA must provide the "environmentally friendly clean diesel fuel" for the car and a driver making $10.00 an hour.
http://sfgsa.org/modules/showdocumen...ocumentid=9316 |
Of course you have to accommodate the 9 out of 10 SFO pax who are GS. So here's the Mercedes they'll be using:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wzr8BJjc7J...255B1%255D.jpg |
Originally Posted by porciuscato
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Originally Posted by tom911
(Post 22529563)
Is SFO subject to The City and County of San Francisco's living wage ordinance? If so, the minimum wage is $10.74 now.
http://sfgsa.org/modules/showdocumen...ocumentid=9316 However, SFO is *owned* by the City and County of San Francisco, an it looks like they actually use that to enforce an even high minimum wage on "tenants" of the airport ($12.66/hour) - http://sfgsa.org/index.aspx?page=403 |
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