Speculation Thread: The "Kirby Kutbacks"
Mar 13, 2020 | 7:13 pm
#46
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I think this a great idea, as long as they respect capacity issues. Cash is king and is the only thing that matters right now.
Mar 13, 2020 | 7:18 pm
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Mar 13, 2020 | 7:37 pm
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Mar 13, 2020 | 7:40 pm
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Mar 13, 2020 | 7:43 pm
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Yeah, maybe 3 hours prior to flight is better, to account for boarding time. It's got to be significantly more expensive that a UC day pass, though. Don't need people camping for 6 hours, but does provide a way for UA to make up some revenue and keep Polaris staff/lounge space busier.
Mar 14, 2020 | 8:57 am
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Mar 14, 2020 | 3:55 pm
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Slippers are on the menu. Both ORD-LHR and LHR-ORD they were not positioned on the seats at boarding, however, I sat in 1L and above me was a gigantic package of slippers. The FAs grabbed several just before pushback for guests that asked for them. Including me. Definitely available - but by request now.
Mar 14, 2020 | 6:03 pm
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Yeah, maybe 3 hours prior to flight is better, to account for boarding time. It's got to be significantly more expensive that a UC day pass, though. Don't need people camping for 6 hours, but does provide a way for UA to make up some revenue and keep Polaris staff/lounge space busier.
Mar 16, 2020 | 11:53 pm
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Mar 16, 2020 | 11:56 pm
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Let's use https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...ed-demand.html for that discussion.
Mar 19, 2020 | 8:52 am
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Lasting enhancements post COVID-19
EDIT: Started a redundant thread by mistake. Here was the meat of my post:
Call me pessimistic, but I could see many of the below happening and staying in place until UAs growth rates return to pre-crisis levels:
- Increased checked bag fees
- Seat reservation fees for all nonelite Y pax >24 hours before flight
- Charge for soft drinks on most domestic flights
- Aggressive hawking of TOD upgrades (verbal pitches at the gate, etc)
- Scaling down of Polaris onboard service: simplified dessert, termination of Saks partnership / return to generic bedding
Call me pessimistic, but I could see many of the below happening and staying in place until UAs growth rates return to pre-crisis levels:
- Increased checked bag fees
- Seat reservation fees for all nonelite Y pax >24 hours before flight
- Charge for soft drinks on most domestic flights
- Aggressive hawking of TOD upgrades (verbal pitches at the gate, etc)
- Scaling down of Polaris onboard service: simplified dessert, termination of Saks partnership / return to generic bedding
Last edited by mcrw00; Mar 19, 2020 at 9:04 am
Mar 19, 2020 | 9:26 am
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I think they will realise the error of their ways and go to 3 across seating so we can maintain a safe distance.