Jun 27, 2019, 12:55 pm
UA Adds Second Daily Nonstop Service between SFO-HKG (back to daily till 28 Mar 2020)
Nov 26, 2019, 1:24 pm
#316
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It's business travel in 2 months... during the slow season (for them). It's a long time out.
Nov 26, 2019, 3:27 pm
#317
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As someone who's upgraded this flight at least two dozen times over the past six years, I can assure you that booked 7.6% just eight weeks out is an extremely light load. I always felt comfortable (and had 100% success) waitlisting inside eight weeks if the 744 J cabin was booked 30% or less (16/52).
Nov 26, 2019, 3:50 pm
#318
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Just flew UA877 (the night flight) and for all the purser’s “official” announcements before departure and on landing he said -
I haven’t heard that one before. Is this new official blurb, or the purser using the leeway given to staff Re announcements? Or perhaps that this flight passed well over the PRC rather than Japan and skirting the coast.
I haven’t heard that one before. Is this new official blurb, or the purser using the leeway given to staff Re announcements? Or perhaps that this flight passed well over the PRC rather than Japan and skirting the coast.
SFO is definitely UA's strongest gateway to Asia, and arguably its most important and fastest growing market. The speed at which service has been added to SFO lately has been astonishing. Thanks to tech.
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Nov 26, 2019, 4:16 pm
#319
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I mean, I've taken flights (including TPAC) that have empty premium cabins ~2 months out, only to reach day of departure, and find myself hopelessly buried on the UG list... even with an instrument. Kind of a silly comment from Lucky, who clearly knows the drill in this regard.
HKG's collapse has been remarkable, and as predominantly an endpoint for UA (not a partner hub), it is heavily exposed to the exogenous factors that are negatively impacting local traffic. I am hopeful it can bounce back.
HKG's collapse has been remarkable, and as predominantly an endpoint for UA (not a partner hub), it is heavily exposed to the exogenous factors that are negatively impacting local traffic. I am hopeful it can bounce back.
They also used to operate quite a few narrowbodies out of their HKG hub, but that's long gone of course.
Nov 26, 2019, 5:04 pm
#320
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The Polaris 772s are only on the HKG route until early December, at which point the pmCO 772s sub in until March, which means both a loss of guaranteed (more or less) Polaris seating and P+ too. Of course, there's still a chance that a Polaris 772 gets swapped in inside of T-60.
Nov 26, 2019, 5:55 pm
#321
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The Polaris 772s are only on the HKG route until early December, at which point the pmCO 772s sub in until March, which means both a loss of guaranteed (more or less) Polaris seating and P+ too. Of course, there's still a chance that a Polaris 772 gets swapped in inside of T-60.
Nov 26, 2019, 6:43 pm
#322
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May not be in the right thread but UA is selling online SFO-HKG-TPE with HKG-TPE in either CX or HX. This is an ideal routing as the flight leaves late at night (saves a pto day compared to taking the nonstop) but for baggage, if I check 3 in SF, will I be dinged in HKG during transfer to a non-star carrier even though united issued the whole ticket? Not sure why United doesn’t just connect to a EVA flight.
Nov 26, 2019, 6:48 pm
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May not be in the right thread but UA is selling online SFO-HKG-TPE with HKG-TPE in either CX or HX. This is an ideal routing as the flight leaves late at night (saves a pto day compared to taking the nonstop) but for baggage, if I check 3 in SF, will I be dinged in HKG during transfer to a non-star carrier even though united issued the whole ticket? Not sure why United doesn’t just connect to a EVA flight.
Your issue would be on the return, where CX or HX will give you the regular United allowance for your class of service.
Nov 26, 2019, 6:55 pm
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If UA accepts the bags, the final carrier will deliver them. They can follow up with United after the fact for payment. They won’t know, and shouldn’t care, whether you paid UA separately for extra luggage or if they gave it to you for free.
Your issue would be on the return, where CX or HX will give you the regular United allowance for your class of service.
Your issue would be on the return, where CX or HX will give you the regular United allowance for your class of service.
Nov 26, 2019, 7:05 pm
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May not be in the right thread but UA is selling online SFO-HKG-TPE with HKG-TPE in either CX or HX. This is an ideal routing as the flight leaves late at night (saves a pto day compared to taking the nonstop) but for baggage, if I check 3 in SF, will I be dinged in HKG during transfer to a non-star carrier even though united issued the whole ticket? Not sure why United doesn’t just connect to a EVA flight.
Nov 26, 2019, 9:34 pm
#326
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Likewise, UA has an agreement for connecting beyond TPE with BR, but they're not close partners and it doesn't extend much further than that.
They'll always try to push you to their JV partners like NH, and between KA and OZ or BR there's little difference to them.
Nov 27, 2019, 2:26 am
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May not be in the right thread but UA is selling online SFO-HKG-TPE with HKG-TPE in either CX or HX. This is an ideal routing as the flight leaves late at night (saves a pto day compared to taking the nonstop) but for baggage, if I check 3 in SF, will I be dinged in HKG during transfer to a non-star carrier even though united issued the whole ticket? Not sure why United doesn’t just connect to a EVA flight.
Another trick is to use "multi-segment" on United.com. Do four segments: SFO-HKG, HKG-TPE, TPE-HKG, HKG-SFO. United.com will display BR flights in this case. No CX or HX between HKG and TPE. However, if I only do round-trip, SFO-TPE, CX or HX would come up as much more expensive options.
Nov 27, 2019, 7:43 am
#329
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This is nonsense. Per UA, SFO is their #5 hub behind ORD, IAH, DEN, and EWR. DEN is the fastest growing of all their hubs.