American Advantage now Destroys Mileage Plus
Dec 3, 2019, 10:27 pm
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Dec 4, 2019, 12:32 am
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I think AA also gets to use some TBIT gates, but only at certain times. Even an inbound flight from MEX on a 319 would need to park at 41 or 43 unless it goes to TBIT.
Dec 4, 2019, 7:58 am
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Dec 4, 2019, 10:27 am
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As did SQ, CX, etc. LAX is building a midfield terminal specifically because demand exceeds capacity. Your solution in the meantime would be for airlines to cancel widebody flights rather than use a remote stand? Seriously?
Dec 4, 2019, 10:49 am
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also, not just an LAX issue. Happens a lot at international stations, including at hub airline airports. TG at BKK, practically every local airline at BOM, and MUC, FRA, IST (though maybe not the brand new terminal), etc. back in the day, was the only way to deplane at TLV. In fact, I’d say the US is more of an outlier in that the big majority of flights use gates.
Dec 4, 2019, 11:29 am
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Pleas note the text of my post neither expressed nor implied anything about cancelling flights, so that is not in any way "[my] solution". Seriously.
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Dec 4, 2019, 11:59 am
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Also it's notable that there wasn't nearly as much of a gate availability problem until American started aggressively banking flights in 2014-2015.
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 pm
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Not only is the grass not greener anywhere anymore, it's so brown it's still illegal in 45 states.
For the most part ALL ffp's are a mere shell of what they once were.
For the most part ALL ffp's are a mere shell of what they once were.
Dec 4, 2019, 1:13 pm
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UA MP still allows US-Asia via Europe for same price so you get a lot more ways to travel TPAC, considering how many European *A carriers.
If you want to book US-Asia on AA, you're basically limited to AA, JL , and CX.
If you want to book US-Asia on AA, you're basically limited to AA, JL , and CX.
Dec 4, 2019, 4:39 pm
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