Nov 21, 2017, 12:30 pm
Several new domestic UX routes (from LAX, ORD, DEN)
Nov 19, 2017, 9:32 am
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Several new domestic UX routes (from LAX, ORD, DEN)
UA loaded several new routes that are now bookable for service in 2018.
LAX - MFR - Medford, OR
LAX - MSO (Seasonal) - Missoula, MT
LAX - RDM - Redmond, OR
LAX - FCA (Seasonal) - Kalispell, MT
ORD - ELP - El Paso, TX
ORD - FAT - Fresno, CA
EWR - ELM - Elmira, NY
DEN - BFF (EAS) - Scottsbluff, NE
DEN - LBL (EAS) - Liberal, KS
DEN - LBF (EAS) - North Platte, NE
DEN - JAX - Jacksonville, FL
There will be a few more EAS markets added in the coming weeks / months.
LAX - MFR - Medford, OR
LAX - MSO (Seasonal) - Missoula, MT
LAX - RDM - Redmond, OR
LAX - FCA (Seasonal) - Kalispell, MT
ORD - ELP - El Paso, TX
ORD - FAT - Fresno, CA
EWR - ELM - Elmira, NY
DEN - BFF (EAS) - Scottsbluff, NE
DEN - LBL (EAS) - Liberal, KS
DEN - LBF (EAS) - North Platte, NE
DEN - JAX - Jacksonville, FL
There will be a few more EAS markets added in the coming weeks / months.
Last edited by smxflyer; Nov 19, 2017 at 11:18 am
Nov 19, 2017, 9:51 am
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EWR-ELM is interesting - I thought UA had been cutting back a number of EWR-upstate NY routes in the recent past.
Nice to see LAX getting some routes as well, but again - really puzzling why they don't add back an obvious hole like LAX-PDX.
Nice to see LAX getting some routes as well, but again - really puzzling why they don't add back an obvious hole like LAX-PDX.
Nov 19, 2017, 9:57 am
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Nov 19, 2017, 10:02 am
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Nov 19, 2017, 10:07 am
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Strange to see Fresno getting some love. I wish we still had MRY-DEN.
Not sure the timings but I'll let one of my close friends know about LAX-MSO, they have a large family and ranch outside of the city. I'm sure they would rather do MRY-LAX-MSO than driving to SFO/SJC.
Not sure the timings but I'll let one of my close friends know about LAX-MSO, they have a large family and ranch outside of the city. I'm sure they would rather do MRY-LAX-MSO than driving to SFO/SJC.
Nov 19, 2017, 10:18 am
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Yeah that one is interesting. They dropped ELM (from ORD) just last year.
Nov 19, 2017, 10:44 am
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Nov 19, 2017, 10:45 am
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Nov 19, 2017, 11:30 am
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The Kirby strategy seems to be
1) 'give people who don't have many choices more choices' - trying to be the most convenient carrier for some of the smaller cities and have a shot at being dominant market share for each of those cities like MFR, FAT
2) if you're going to fill a well served market, try to make it a competitor's hub where you're milking their big margin.
Is it right? Don't have the numbers to say.
Nov 19, 2017, 11:53 am
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Looks like there are 15 flights a day LAX-PDX - so in terms of the total market for consumers it's more well served than a lot of other routes.
The Kirby strategy seems to be
1) 'give people who don't have many choices more choices' - trying to be the most convenient carrier for some of the smaller cities and have a shot at being dominant market share for each of those cities like MFR, FAT
2) if you're going to fill a well served market, try to make it a competitor's hub where you're milking their big margin.
Is it right? Don't have the numbers to say.
The Kirby strategy seems to be
1) 'give people who don't have many choices more choices' - trying to be the most convenient carrier for some of the smaller cities and have a shot at being dominant market share for each of those cities like MFR, FAT
2) if you're going to fill a well served market, try to make it a competitor's hub where you're milking their big margin.
Is it right? Don't have the numbers to say.