New Routes: IAH-SCL, IAH-PUJ, and ORD-BZE
Jun 13, 2014, 8:15 pm
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Jun 13, 2014, 8:19 pm
#17
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One wonders if the recent visa waiver has anything to do with this. Visa / reciprocity fee non needed for Chile, for US Citizens at least.
From a corporate communication standpoint, well executed . This is meant to deflect the recent spat of bad news with a positive, and is UA's answer to AA's expansion in Asia, ( HKG) route started a few days ago.
However, the fundamentals of what UNITED is today, remain.
From a corporate communication standpoint, well executed . This is meant to deflect the recent spat of bad news with a positive, and is UA's answer to AA's expansion in Asia, ( HKG) route started a few days ago.
However, the fundamentals of what UNITED is today, remain.
Jun 13, 2014, 8:28 pm
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There is no longer a reciprocity fee for US passport holders in Chile. It remains for other countries, including, I believe, the UK.
Jun 13, 2014, 8:33 pm
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Yeah sitting for a long time.
Years ago, this flight was operated from ORD-SCL, by pmUA.
One wonders if they will keep this route ( long term) given the current state of UNITED.
I can count the number of false starts
IAD-DXB-DOH ( DXB-DOH) gone
IAD-ACC-LOS (all gone) LOS replaced with IAH-LOS
IAD-EZE gone
IAD-DME gone
EWR-IST gone
EWR-EZE gone
NRT-BKK (smisek'd)
IAD-GRU-GIG (GRU-GIG gone), so now one has to trek to Houston to go to GIG from the east coast
I can see Belize and Punta Cana staying, presumably operated by 737-900ER or the like.
Years ago, this flight was operated from ORD-SCL, by pmUA.
One wonders if they will keep this route ( long term) given the current state of UNITED.
I can count the number of false starts
IAD-DXB-DOH ( DXB-DOH) gone
IAD-ACC-LOS (all gone) LOS replaced with IAH-LOS
IAD-EZE gone
IAD-DME gone
EWR-IST gone
EWR-EZE gone
NRT-BKK (smisek'd)
IAD-GRU-GIG (GRU-GIG gone), so now one has to trek to Houston to go to GIG from the east coast
I can see Belize and Punta Cana staying, presumably operated by 737-900ER or the like.
IAH-LOS is way superior to IAD-ACC-LOS due to oil traffic, BKK/IST is going through political unrest, while Argentina is trying hard to become the next Venezuela.
It sucks to see routes cancelled, but I'd much prefer a management that runs on numbers than running on pride (the current mgmt is a bit too much on the numbers though)
Jun 13, 2014, 9:15 pm
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Taksim Square protests began 28 May 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2...ests_in_Turkey .
Announcement of EWR-IST discontinuation: July 2013 (route ended effective October 2013).
Thai political unrest began 31 October 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2...litical_crisis .
Bangkok service elimination: announced November 2013 (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-now-gone.html ).
Announcement of EWR-IST discontinuation: July 2013 (route ended effective October 2013).
Thai political unrest began 31 October 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2...litical_crisis .
Bangkok service elimination: announced November 2013 (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-now-gone.html ).
Jun 13, 2014, 9:42 pm
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But sometimes I also feel they're spending more time with new routes than fixing existing ones
Jun 13, 2014, 9:49 pm
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One wonders if the recent visa waiver has anything to do with this. Visa / reciprocity fee non needed for Chile, for US Citizens at least.
From a corporate communication standpoint, well executed . This is meant to deflect the recent spat of bad news with a positive, and is UA's answer to AA's expansion in Asia, ( HKG) route started a few days ago.
However, the fundamentals of what UNITED is today, remain.
From a corporate communication standpoint, well executed . This is meant to deflect the recent spat of bad news with a positive, and is UA's answer to AA's expansion in Asia, ( HKG) route started a few days ago.
However, the fundamentals of what UNITED is today, remain.
They've done IAH-PEK but failed terribly in the past. Air China is banking from the IAH-PEK and expanded frequency to 7 rather than 4 flights per week.
Also UA doesn't have F for international (future, and new routes) since they are going to use the BusinessFirst Configuration from CO.
I do suspect EVA will step into Houston-Taiwan soon.
Jun 13, 2014, 9:54 pm
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