So How Long Before United Follows Delta With Recliner Domestic FC To Europe
Nov 18, 2017, 8:03 pm
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So How Long Before United Follows Delta With Recliner Domestic FC To Europe
According Ben at http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...antic-flights/ Delta is eliminating BC on couple of their routes to Europe replaced with aircraft with standard domestic FC seats. Anyone else think UA might follow on some of their 757 routes? Or even add them in the future using the domestic 757. Having sat in the domestic 757 seats last month for 4+ hours, which were VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, I'd need a supply of muscle relaxers to fly on such a route.
Nov 18, 2017, 8:08 pm
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I can't recall what UA is using for EWR-KEF but I don't think that needs to be lie flat seats. I'd but the likelihood of doing so on actual TATLs I would say is slim to none.
I'm sure there's something the credit card blogger is omitting about aircraft deliveries or something like that where DL wants to launch the domestic lie flat network so for a specific period of time has to change those 3 flights to recliners.
I'm sure there's something the credit card blogger is omitting about aircraft deliveries or something like that where DL wants to launch the domestic lie flat network so for a specific period of time has to change those 3 flights to recliners.
Nov 18, 2017, 8:09 pm
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Not happening. And Delta is not selling this as business either, premium eco is fair. United does not have premium eco and I have idea how they would want to price this and on which routes ... the ones reported for Delta are probabaly the ones where they can get away with this.
Nov 18, 2017, 8:11 pm
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Well, DL needs those lie-flats to complete domesticly with Mint and UA/DL.
As for the pain and suffering of TATL with domestic recliner F, the flight time for West Coast to NYC/BOS can approach NYC/BOS to some British Isles or Iceland or Portugal Azores. Especially for day time flights.
Would I be happy, probably not -- but at the right pricing. And these principally leisure routes
None of the DL routes are mainline europe,
As for the pain and suffering of TATL with domestic recliner F, the flight time for West Coast to NYC/BOS can approach NYC/BOS to some British Isles or Iceland or Portugal Azores. Especially for day time flights.
Would I be happy, probably not -- but at the right pricing. And these principally leisure routes
None of the DL routes are mainline europe,
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Nov 18, 2017, 8:17 pm
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According Ben at http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...antic-flights/ Delta is eliminating BC on couple of their routes to Europe replaced with aircraft with standard domestic FC seats. Anyone else think UA might follow on some of their 757 routes? Or even add them in the future using the domestic 757. Having sat in the domestic 757 seats last month for 4+ hours, which were VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, I'd need a supply of muscle relaxers to fly on such a route.
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Nov 18, 2017, 8:49 pm
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If I recall, American had domestic first to some European cities in the 1990’s. Manchester comes to mind. Delta won’t be the first US major to offer this.
Nov 18, 2017, 8:58 pm
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Nov 18, 2017, 9:03 pm
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Not happening. And Delta is not selling this as business either, premium eco is fair. United does not have premium eco and I have idea how they would want to price this and on which routes ... the ones reported for Delta are probabaly the ones where they can get away with this.
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Definitely. Marketing it as anything not Polaris would work. Could actually be a really nice way to give them the option to expand an international premium economy offering without much upfront cost or risk. Assuming the price is right, of course.
Nov 19, 2017, 4:43 am
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Air Canada has been doing this for years. It's called Rouge. And despite expectations and complaints, it seems to be wildly successful.
You can bet your bottom dollar that every US airline is looking at the Rouge model for bottom end routes.
You can bet your bottom dollar that every US airline is looking at the Rouge model for bottom end routes.