FLL service change from IAD ... temporary ?

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Aug 11, 2019, 10:32 pm

pbr6891

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FLL service change from IAD ... temporary ?

I just noticed that from 8/20/2019 the non-stop service IAD-FLL at 5:50pm has diseappeared .. thats a bummer as the alternative to FLL in the evening is now a connection through EWR that gets you to FLL after 11pm ...

Anyone know if this has been announced somewhere ? is this a temporary thing ?

Thanks !

Aug 11, 2019, 10:44 pm

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Originally Posted by pbr6891

I just noticed that from 8/20/2019 the non-stop service IAD-FLL at 5:50pm has diseappeared .. thats a bummer as the alternative to FLL in the evening is now a connection through EWR that gets you to FLL after 11pm ...

Anyone know if this has been announced somewhere ? is this a temporary thing ?

Thanks !

Sorry for this, but EWR is a bummer!

On a serious note - It might have something to do with the 737MAX (grounding) being removed from the schedule. I probed around a couple of dates the next couple of months and it looks like the 5:50 flight comes back towards the end of October / beginning of November.

Aug 11, 2019, 10:49 pm

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Anyone know if this has been announced somewhere ? is this a temporary thing ?

As a rule, airlines do not announce minor reductions of service, especially on domestic routes. The only time you will see them announce domestic route reductions is if they are completely canceling a year-round route / destination, or maybe if they're making something seasonal.

What you're seeing is an effect of the end of the summer schedule. UA runs a late bank of flights during the summer due to systemwide peak demand. Airline summer generally ends two Mondays prior to Labor Day (8//19, this year).

So, basically, it's removed for shoulder season; it comes back for peak south Florida demand once winter starts.

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Aug 11, 2019, 10:55 pm