United ends Tokyo – Seoul route in Oct 2017
Apr 5, 2017, 6:41 pm
#61
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Personally I love connecting in NRT and sometimes choose it even if it's more expensive because:
1. Sushi next to gate 33.
2. Much better flight arrival times to the East Coast- you get in early afternoon for EWR, ORD, etc. instead of late at night if you were to transit through SFO.
3. Up until now usually better planes. You can take the 787 to LAX or DEN, 777 other places, although you're still stuck on a 747 going to SFO (for now)
4. Extra PQS.
5. Sushi next to gate 33.
Apr 5, 2017, 7:55 pm
#62
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Apr 5, 2017, 8:17 pm
#64
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Apr 5, 2017, 8:23 pm
#65
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With all the ploitical tension on the Korean Penninsula this is not a surprise. Sad UA co continues it's retreat across the Pacific.
Apr 5, 2017, 9:11 pm
#66
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Seoul
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How could I have left that out?????
The lounge at NRT is definitely quite nice.
Lol I doubt it has anything to do with political tension. I'm sure like others have said in this thread it was a pure business decision. As ICN is my home airport (for now at least until I decide to finally leave) I am simply lamenting that I have far fewer options now.
Also, UA holds the defense contract for SFO-ICN, I'm surprised it's okay with going with a plane with less capacity.
The lounge at NRT is definitely quite nice.
Also, UA holds the defense contract for SFO-ICN, I'm surprised it's okay with going with a plane with less capacity.
Apr 5, 2017, 9:14 pm
#67
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Apr 5, 2017, 9:15 pm
#68
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Maybe United will change it to a 12pm departure similar to their NRT route.
I don't care about LT miles, but sometimes adding in the OZ leg makes the price skyrocket. Maybe that will change with the NH JV, and maybe NH will open up an evening flight to ICN from NRT.
Apr 5, 2017, 9:29 pm
#69
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Nor the kind of connection time you want when there's only a flight a day and you're traveling for business.
Apr 5, 2017, 10:40 pm
#70
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They used to fly from NRT to a lot of major Asian cities. They're down to just this flight, and once it goes away, it's doubtful if UA will fly beyond NRT in the future. UA hasn't replaced most of the discontinued flights out of NRT with non-stop transpacs, thus, the retreat. You can't get to BKK or MNL or several other destinations on UA metal at all.
Apr 5, 2017, 11:42 pm
#71
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Location: Seoul
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Another thing I just thought of is the NRT-ICN route is a continuation of EWR-ICN, and if you fly EWR-ICN it counts as 1 PQS even though you change planes. That happened to me last year. I doubt that they'll open up an EWR-ICN nonstop though.
Apr 6, 2017, 3:39 am
#73
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back when SGN was announced as closing from HKG, network planning had stated that a new destination was going to be announced, they were simply waiting for a few final approvals..............but here we are and nothing. I'm guessing it will never come, especially now.
Apr 6, 2017, 4:29 am
#74
Join Date: Jan 2003
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with three planes down from GUM, and another route lost for GUM based flight attendants (the other being HKG-Vietnam), how does this affect pilots and flight attendants work in GUM? I've not seen any new service from GUM, but perhaps extra frequencies to existing services like GUM-PVG? OR, with the flight attendant integration in 2018, does it matter?
Down the line, is there a possibility that GUM and NRT flight attendant hubs will consolidate? Just thinking out loud here...
Down the line, is there a possibility that GUM and NRT flight attendant hubs will consolidate? Just thinking out loud here...
Apr 6, 2017, 4:32 am
#75
Join Date: Mar 2015
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with three planes down from GUM, and another route lost for GUM based flight attendants (the other being HKG-Vietnam), how does this affect pilots and flight attendants work in GUM? I've not seen any new service from GUM, but perhaps extra frequencies to existing services like GUM-PVG? OR, with the flight attendant integration in 2018, does it matter?
Down the line, is there a possibility that GUM and NRT flight attendant hubs will consolidate? Just thinking out loud here...
Down the line, is there a possibility that GUM and NRT flight attendant hubs will consolidate? Just thinking out loud here...