The Points' Guy Interview with UA CCO and COO
Sep 13, 2018, 7:27 am
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The Points' Guy Interview with UA CCO and COO
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Hot off the press. Well, posted about an hour ago. Interesting read, IMHO.
Hot off the press. Well, posted about an hour ago. Interesting read, IMHO.
Sep 13, 2018, 7:51 am
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Oh, OK:
60 days is mid-November, after elites have flown all year to (re-)qualify. I really hope they don't devalue elite benefits for 2019, but....
We will have some announcements probably in the next 60 days on how [premium economy] integrates into the frequent-flyer program, which many of our flyers are most interested to hear.
Sep 13, 2018, 9:48 am
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that's what caught my eye too... maybe this explains what has been causing P fares to show with weird PQMs lately (i've had this on and off)?
Sep 13, 2018, 9:49 am
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TPG: United is shifting much connecting traffic to Dulles from Newark, but the Dulles midfield terminal is outdated and cramped. Why hasn’t there been broad support to replace the nearly 35-year-old “temporary” midfield terminal at IAD?
Hart: Stay tuned. We’re going to be making quite a bit of investment in Dulles in the next year or two, and it goes beyond just what the customer sees as they pass through our terminal.
Hart: Stay tuned. We’re going to be making quite a bit of investment in Dulles in the next year or two, and it goes beyond just what the customer sees as they pass through our terminal.
Sep 13, 2018, 10:57 am
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Sep 13, 2018, 11:05 am
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We’re going to be making quite a bit of investment in Dulles in the next year or two, and it goes beyond just what the customer sees as they pass through our terminal.
This statement is incredibly weird. It makes it sound like UA is going to build a maintenance hanger or something like that at IAD. While helpful to the airline, not at all what suffering IAD pax are really looking for.
This statement is incredibly weird. It makes it sound like UA is going to build a maintenance hanger or something like that at IAD. While helpful to the airline, not at all what suffering IAD pax are really looking for.
Sep 13, 2018, 11:06 am
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We’re going to be making quite a bit of investment in Dulles in the next year or two, and it goes beyond just what the customer sees as they pass through our terminal.
This statement is incredibly weird. It makes it sound like UA is going to build a maintenance hanger or something like that at IAD. While helpful to the airline, not at all what suffering IAD pax are really looking for.
This statement is incredibly weird. It makes it sound like UA is going to build a maintenance hanger or something like that at IAD. While helpful to the airline, not at all what suffering IAD pax are really looking for.
Sep 13, 2018, 11:29 am
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Like - finally moving gate C and D to where they were originally planned to be when they built the AeroTrain?
AeroTrain at Washington Dulles International Airport | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
AeroTrain at Washington Dulles International Airport | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Sep 13, 2018, 11:33 am
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Like - finally moving gate C and D to where they were originally planned to be when they built the AeroTrain?
AeroTrain at Washington Dulles International Airport Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
AeroTrain at Washington Dulles International Airport Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Sep 13, 2018, 11:41 am
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Look out here it comes
Worst case/best case FFP changes from Premium Economy have my ears fully perked up. As a decade long 1K, Premium Economy could answer a lot of my disdain for the UG lottery with GPUs.
Sep 13, 2018, 11:56 am
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Location: IAD...and loving it?!
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pretty wishy-washy words...considerable investment could just mean creating the Polaris Lounge
Yeah, talk about more flights with current gates (banking) just suggests to me that the already overcrowded and pathetic C/D Dulles terminal will just become more overcrowded (and, hence, more pathetic).
The company has already started talking about rebanking the IAD operations.
https://twitter.com/e_russell/status...34764255145985
That could also very easily be interpreted as the investments described.
https://twitter.com/e_russell/status...34764255145985
That could also very easily be interpreted as the investments described.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 13, 2018 at 9:20 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
