May 27, 2014, 1:26 pm
Last edit by: aacharya
West Coast route cuts/additions/material changes:
LAX - 8 daily ends 1 daily starts net reduction 7 daily
LAX-PIT (1x daily)
LAX-PDX (2x daily ended)
LAX-SJC (2x daily)
LAX-BFL (Bakersfield, CA) (2x daily ended)
LAX-YLW (1x daily, moved to SFO)
4 gates in Terminal 6 leased to AA (Gates 60-63)
ADDED LAX-MEL (789)
ADDED LAX-MSP (CR7)
LAX-CLD (7x daily ending May 2015)
SFO
SFO-NRT (reduced x1 777/day, switched to HND)
SFO-LMT (Klamath Falls, OR)(ended)
SFO-MOD (Modesto, CA) (ended)
ADDED SFO-HND (1x daily 772, moved from NRT)
ADDED SFO-YLW (1x daily CR2, moved from LAX)
ADDED SFO-ATL (2x daily 738)
Expanded SFO-MSP (previously 1x daily mainline, winter 2x E75, next summer 1x E75 + 1x mainline)
Expanded SFO-STL (previously 1x daily mainline, soon 1xE75 + 1x mainline)
Expanded SFO-RDU 2x daily mainline over the summer
SEA
SEA-NRT (gone)
SEA-GEG (gone)
SEA-ANC (ended)
SEA-CLE (seasonal, gone)
PDX
PDX-SEA (ended)
PDX-EUG (ended)
PDX-RDM (ended)
PDX-CLE (seasonal, gone)
PDX-LMT (Klamath Falls, OR)(ended)
LAS
LAS-FAT (Fresno CA)
LAS-PSP (Palm Springs, CA)
LAX - 8 daily ends 1 daily starts net reduction 7 daily
LAX-PIT (1x daily)
LAX-PDX (2x daily ended)
LAX-SJC (2x daily)
LAX-BFL (Bakersfield, CA) (2x daily ended)
LAX-YLW (1x daily, moved to SFO)
4 gates in Terminal 6 leased to AA (Gates 60-63)
ADDED LAX-MEL (789)
ADDED LAX-MSP (CR7)
LAX-CLD (7x daily ending May 2015)
SFO
SFO-NRT (reduced x1 777/day, switched to HND)
SFO-LMT (Klamath Falls, OR)(ended)
SFO-MOD (Modesto, CA) (ended)
ADDED SFO-HND (1x daily 772, moved from NRT)
ADDED SFO-YLW (1x daily CR2, moved from LAX)
ADDED SFO-ATL (2x daily 738)
Expanded SFO-MSP (previously 1x daily mainline, winter 2x E75, next summer 1x E75 + 1x mainline)
Expanded SFO-STL (previously 1x daily mainline, soon 1xE75 + 1x mainline)
Expanded SFO-RDU 2x daily mainline over the summer
SEA
SEA-NRT (gone)
SEA-GEG (gone)
SEA-ANC (ended)
SEA-CLE (seasonal, gone)
PDX
PDX-SEA (ended)
PDX-EUG (ended)
PDX-RDM (ended)
PDX-CLE (seasonal, gone)
PDX-LMT (Klamath Falls, OR)(ended)
LAS
LAS-FAT (Fresno CA)
LAS-PSP (Palm Springs, CA)
[Consolidated] United Express (UX) route cuts [2014 & onward]
May 22, 2014, 10:19 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 923
It may not be a cry but the fat lady singing. I think it may be time to bolt to AA. My wife is going to flip when she hears this. I'm in shock, disbelief, etc... No more PDX - LAX...
May 22, 2014, 10:26 pm
#32
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: BA/AA/AS/B6/WN/ UA/HH/MR and more like 'em but most felicitously & importantly MUCCI
Posts: 19,719
All I can think of is... that like an army losing a ground war, they are falling back, back, back, retreating to defend hubs only, Alamo style. Like SEA-NRT, like BKK and the NRT tags, PDX-LAX and these other cut routes are non-hub-centric. Remember, not too many who flew pmCO didn't pass to or through EWR, IAH, or GUM.
May 22, 2014, 10:28 pm
#33
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
May 22, 2014, 10:29 pm
#34
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: UA Plat 2MM; AS MVP Gold 75K
Posts: 35,068
My ANC-SEA-SFO went to ANC-SFO-SEA-SFO when they dropped ANC-SEA.
My FLL-MCO dropped altogether when they stopped flying intra-Florida as Express.
May 22, 2014, 10:29 pm
#35
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
With DL launching SEA - PDX using CR9s with an F cabin this isn't really all that surprising. I know we on the sCO side have had a few FA trip pairings where we would fly EWR - SEA layover then have to deadhead on the EMB-120 to PDX to work a PDX - EWR flight. I've never worked that trip but the ones who have said they don't much care for it and would always try to get rid of it.
Not just another a.nut WAG?
May 22, 2014, 10:38 pm
#36
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SRQ, PDX
Programs: UA 1 MM, AA, DL
Posts: 930
I should have guessed this would happen when UA dropped SEA-NRT. Now there will be no competition for DL PDX-NRT, unless it's via "ole reliable" SFO.
We should start a post trying to guess what routes Jeff will drop next.
We should start a post trying to guess what routes Jeff will drop next.
May 22, 2014, 10:39 pm
#37
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: EWR, BDL
Posts: 4,471
May 22, 2014, 10:42 pm
#38
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: BA/AA/AS/B6/WN/ UA/HH/MR and more like 'em but most felicitously & importantly MUCCI
Posts: 19,719
When UA dropped all service to my kid's college town last fall, throwing his booked holiday travel into limbo, the UA computer did exactly nothing. I had to look up alternate flights on another airline, call in and honcho a leg-by-leg rebook, which with SHARES and supervisors involved took about 90 minutes.
May 22, 2014, 10:44 pm
#39
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Colorado
Programs: United MM (formerly 1K), Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 551
All I can think of is... that like an army losing a ground war, they are falling back, back, back, retreating to defend hubs only, Alamo style. Like SEA-NRT, like BKK and the NRT tags, PDX-LAX and these other cut routes are non-hub-centric. Remember, not too many who flew pmCO didn't pass to or through EWR, IAH, or GUM.
May 22, 2014, 10:48 pm
#40
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: EUG BKK
Programs: Zero Status Nexus
Posts: 432
Checked my SEA-PDX-EUG one way booking for mid Sept on UA and it shows an error. So how does the refund process work on canceled itineraries or perhaps they will reroute me thru SFO? Too bad they couldnt pick a day near the current EOS to minimize impact on passengers. So conveinent to connect in PDX or SEA instead of SFO. I guess the BA miles will be handy for AS/QX redemption!
May 22, 2014, 10:54 pm
#41
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern California, USA
Posts: 1,393
May 22, 2014, 11:01 pm
#43
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: SEA
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 657
May 22, 2014, 11:16 pm
#44
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 923
Originally Posted by dcpdxtrans:22910728
It may not be a cry but the fat lady singing. I think it may be time to bolt to AA. My wife is going to flip when she hears this. I'm in shock, disbelief, etc... No more PDX - LAX...
May 22, 2014, 11:17 pm
#45
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: FUK/Fukuoka
Programs: AS, HA, JL, UA
Posts: 676
Quick question:
I have an award itinerary in November:
PDX-SEA UA
SEA-ICN OZ
ICN-HKT OZ
returning in November
MLE-SIN SQ
SIN-TPE BR
TPE-SEA BR
SEA-PDX UA
If PDX-SEA-PDX on UAX is indeed disappearing, will UA purchase separate PDX-SEA-PDX flights for me to catch my award flights to/from SEA? Or will they rebook me:
PDX-SFO-ICN-HKT,MLE-SIN-TPE-SFO-PDX?
I have an award itinerary in November:
PDX-SEA UA
SEA-ICN OZ
ICN-HKT OZ
returning in November
MLE-SIN SQ
SIN-TPE BR
TPE-SEA BR
SEA-PDX UA
If PDX-SEA-PDX on UAX is indeed disappearing, will UA purchase separate PDX-SEA-PDX flights for me to catch my award flights to/from SEA? Or will they rebook me:
PDX-SFO-ICN-HKT,MLE-SIN-TPE-SFO-PDX?