Jan 4, 2015, 12:30 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Due to winter (most common Dec/Jan) weather/jetstream conditions for northern TATL flights, the 757-200's UA uses for the thin european routes need to make fuel stop / diversions. Typically at Bangor (BGR) / Goose Bay(YYR) / Gander (YQX) /St. John's (YYT), ....
The most commonly affected European routes are Barcelona (BCN), Berlin (TXL), Hamburg (HAM), Madrid (MAD), Oslo (OSL), Stockholm (ARN)
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The most commonly affected European routes are Barcelona (BCN), Berlin (TXL), Hamburg (HAM), Madrid (MAD), Oslo (OSL), Stockholm (ARN)
Interesting maps
Weather Model - North Atlantic Jet Stream Wind
North Atlantic Jet Stream Forecasts
Related / previous threads
Why does United put 757s on certain flights from EWR to europe
[757-200 diversions] CO starting hubs at Gander, Goose Bay, etc. [threads merged] pmCO
UA69 (ARN-EWR): Wrong plane, wrong fuel calculations, or bad weather?
2013 Westbound TATL 757 "Short Stops"
Consolidated "United 757 TATL Fuel Stop" Thread [Merged] 2012
North TATL 757 fuel stops / diversion delays [2015]
Mar 30, 2015, 2:06 pm
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Mar 30, 2015, 2:56 pm
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EWR-CDG
EWR-LHR
IAD-LHR
in my very non-scientific sampling of a few random 4 day trips in the near future, the pricing is the same for all outbound and return flights regardless of equipment on those routes. certainly, YMMV as always.
Mar 30, 2015, 3:58 pm
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there aren't too many routes where you can have the option between 752 and a widebody... only a few come to mind...
EWR-CDG
EWR-LHR
IAD-LHR
in my very non-scientific sampling of a few random 4 day trips in the near future, the pricing is the same for all outbound and return flights regardless of equipment on those routes. certainly, YMMV as always.
EWR-CDG
EWR-LHR
IAD-LHR
in my very non-scientific sampling of a few random 4 day trips in the near future, the pricing is the same for all outbound and return flights regardless of equipment on those routes. certainly, YMMV as always.
Mar 30, 2015, 4:35 pm
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Most of the "new" UA top brass are simply the CO execs with new signs on their office doors. So really when you talk about "UA" doing this or that you're still talking essentially about CO.
Mar 30, 2015, 4:48 pm
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Are they still retiring 11 767's this year?
If they move all the 767's to EWR what will ORD be left with? 787?
We have 3 x LHR, 1 CDG, 1 AMS. I'm sure I'm missing another.
It does seem like UA has some extra slack in the 67 fleet. I had 2 cancel the same day and they still found a 3rd.
If they move all the 767's to EWR what will ORD be left with? 787?
We have 3 x LHR, 1 CDG, 1 AMS. I'm sure I'm missing another.
It does seem like UA has some extra slack in the 67 fleet. I had 2 cancel the same day and they still found a 3rd.
Mar 30, 2015, 4:52 pm
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Sounds like a great plan. And with this change, the urge to order the A321LR will be a lot less. Perhaps UA can wait for the later batches with PIPs included before jumping onto it.
Jun 10, 2015, 6:58 am
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Did they deplane there or fly back to EWR? I've had the opposite happen twice where we were meant for LGA but ended up at EWR. One time the plane took off and landed at LGA and the other time it terminated at EWR.
Jun 10, 2015, 10:06 am
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That's a 15 mile difference according to GCMap. Was it because of traffic/wx at EWR? I was gone the past few days but I saw on the weather app some cloud/thunderbolt days in NYC.
Did they deplane there or fly back to EWR? I've had the opposite happen twice where we were meant for LGA but ended up at EWR. One time the plane took off and landed at LGA and the other time it terminated at EWR.
Did they deplane there or fly back to EWR? I've had the opposite happen twice where we were meant for LGA but ended up at EWR. One time the plane took off and landed at LGA and the other time it terminated at EWR.