Jun 27, 2019, 12:55 pm
UA Adds Second Daily Nonstop Service between SFO-HKG (back to daily till 28 Mar 2020)
Jun 27, 2019, 2:49 pm
#31
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im curious as to whether Apple has expressed a desire to UA for an earlier arrival time into HKG allowing for ample time to get into Shenzhen or so to visit Foxconn locations, and if they had, how much that played into the launch decision.
the only TPAC route UA is short right now out of SFO is BNE - that’s one of those necessary evils before it becomes LAXHKG-style point of no return
Jun 27, 2019, 2:53 pm
#32
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I think SFO-HKG is worse now. Because LAX has 4x daily CX, 1x daily AA, and 1x daily HX, whereas SFO has 1x daily HX, 2x daily UA, 1x daily SQ, and 3x daily CX, making 7 flights a day vs 6 from LAX. Although maybe we shouldn't count the SQ flight since it's not really aimed at SFO-HKG traffic.
Jun 27, 2019, 2:55 pm
#33
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Where does it say these will be Polaris equipped 772's? There's still a lot of those to convert.
Jun 27, 2019, 3:09 pm
#34
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technically it doesn’t say, but what’s the chance of the absolute first route systemwide that went 77W to go un-Polarised ? that would be just about the dumbest possible way to kill the golden goose
Jun 27, 2019, 5:00 pm
#35
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Jun 27, 2019, 5:10 pm
#36
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If they would time one of the SFO to PVG departures like the second HKG plane, I may switch back to UA for my trips home.
Jun 27, 2019, 5:11 pm
#37
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Jun 27, 2019, 5:38 pm
#38
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Although I love this, the International Start Alliance gold lounge (old global first) for those in Economy was already standing room only between 2100-2200 and they were turning people away, this is only going to make matters worse.
They need a much better and bigger star gold lounge in the INTL area in SFO !!
They need a much better and bigger star gold lounge in the INTL area in SFO !!
Jun 27, 2019, 6:23 pm
#39
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I wonder if positive response to the 10 pm ish departure from SIN to SFO made UA realize there is huge demand for people wanting to return to the US after a full work day in Asia rather than waiting for for a morning flight the following day. I have frequently seen the late flight from SIN priced much higher and being more heavily booked in Business than the morning flight.
Jun 27, 2019, 6:26 pm
#40
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I wonder if positive response to the 10 pm ish departure from SIN to SFO made UA realize there is huge demand for people wanting to return to the US after a full work day in Asia rather than waiting for for a morning flight the following day. I have frequently seen the late flight from SIN priced much higher and being more heavily booked in Business than the morning flight.
Jun 27, 2019, 6:59 pm
#41
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Fantastic news. Great to have options on timing. Great to have a large increase in capacity. Hopefully it helps with PZ space but I'm not holding my breath.
Idk why people focus on departure time, when the only that matters for jet-lag is arrival time. I would pick the flight that arrives in the evening 100% of the time.
If they would start by flying Polaris to PVG…
If they would start by flying Polaris to PVG…
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jun 27, 2019 at 7:09 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
Jun 27, 2019, 7:17 pm
#42
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Exactly 100%. I prefer the late PM or midnight SFO departure due to at least one more vacation day and mid morning SFO arrival to avoid jet lag.
Jun 27, 2019, 8:42 pm
#43
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Jun 27, 2019, 9:00 pm
#44
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a friend who work for HKG airport suggests it is a slot issue. They are apparently near cap on the hour and there’s another service that dovetails the United windows. As expected.
Jun 27, 2019, 9:04 pm
#45
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Help me out as I must be missing something here. What's the advantage of arriving SFO in the evening and then connecting to a redeye? I guess I could see it if traveling to IAD as there's a widebody from SFO but other than that? Even then, it's still quite a bit further than connecting through ORD or EWR.
That said, I could see some people preferring to leave in the evening and get back to the east coast by early morning, rather than getting back much later that day on the current morning-HKG departures. Perhaps the same people who find it attractive to arrive in HKG at 6am.