DEN > SFO early morning flight (6 AM) gone for good?
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DEN > SFO early morning flight (6 AM) gone for good?
I might be late to this but I just noticed that there is no longer the daily 6 AM flight from DEN to SFO.
Does anyone know if this is a temporary thing or gone for good? The earliest I see is at 7:50 AM.
To connect to any international flight at SFO from DEN, this was an important flight as the next flight leaves much less room for changing planes.
I used to be on this flight when I flew on UA 893 (to Seoul) and UA 837 (to Tokyo). It looks like 837 has been rescheduled to depart at 1 PM instead, so the connection is not a problem.
The flight to Seoul still leaves at 10:40 AM however, which means you have to take the evening flight the night before - I just don't think 50 minutes is enough especially with COVID and everything...
Does anyone know if this is a temporary thing or gone for good? The earliest I see is at 7:50 AM.
To connect to any international flight at SFO from DEN, this was an important flight as the next flight leaves much less room for changing planes.
I used to be on this flight when I flew on UA 893 (to Seoul) and UA 837 (to Tokyo). It looks like 837 has been rescheduled to depart at 1 PM instead, so the connection is not a problem.
The flight to Seoul still leaves at 10:40 AM however, which means you have to take the evening flight the night before - I just don't think 50 minutes is enough especially with COVID and everything...
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I might be late to this but I just noticed that there is no longer the daily 6 AM flight from DEN to SFO.
Does anyone know if this is a temporary thing or gone for good? The earliest I see is at 7:50 AM.
To connect to any international flight at SFO from DEN, this was an important flight as the next flight leaves much less room for changing planes.
I used to be on this flight when I flew on UA 893 (to Seoul) and UA 837 (to Tokyo). It looks like 837 has been rescheduled to depart at 1 PM instead, so the connection is not a problem.
The flight to Seoul still leaves at 10:40 AM however, which means you have to take the evening flight the night before - I just don't think 50 minutes is enough especially with COVID and everything...
Does anyone know if this is a temporary thing or gone for good? The earliest I see is at 7:50 AM.
To connect to any international flight at SFO from DEN, this was an important flight as the next flight leaves much less room for changing planes.
I used to be on this flight when I flew on UA 893 (to Seoul) and UA 837 (to Tokyo). It looks like 837 has been rescheduled to depart at 1 PM instead, so the connection is not a problem.
The flight to Seoul still leaves at 10:40 AM however, which means you have to take the evening flight the night before - I just don't think 50 minutes is enough especially with COVID and everything...
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Looks that way... even if it's tight (and probably not advisable), it's still a legal connection at SFO. Maybe when (if) Bay Area business and TPAC demand returns, there might be a case for it, but for now it's not in any of the upcoming schedules.
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Schedules are based on demand and operations, schedule will change if those factors change. Little in the airline industry is "permanent"
What international SFO flights? SFO TPAC is presently 80-90% reduced.
What international SFO flights? SFO TPAC is presently 80-90% reduced.
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Right, I guess that makes sense given that international traffic low at SFO these days. I will be flying to Seoul a few times in the fall and winter.
I don't know about other TPAC destinations but it looks like UA 893 (Seoul) is flying with some frequency (5 times a week?) and UA 837 (Tokyo) back to flying daily.
I don't know about other TPAC destinations but it looks like UA 893 (Seoul) is flying with some frequency (5 times a week?) and UA 837 (Tokyo) back to flying daily.
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Right, I guess that makes sense given that international traffic low at SFO these days. I will be flying to Seoul a few times in the fall and winter.
I don't know about other TPAC destinations but it looks like UA 893 (Seoul) is flying with some frequency (5 times a week?) and UA 837 (Tokyo) back to flying daily.
I don't know about other TPAC destinations but it looks like UA 893 (Seoul) is flying with some frequency (5 times a week?) and UA 837 (Tokyo) back to flying daily.
I simply don't know how you can enter Korea unless you are a Korean.
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No China flights except one PVG, only one NRT Japan (no HND, KIX, ..), no HKG, essential no Australia, no SIN, no BLR (but DEL is flying) , ... and others
Note SFO-TATL isn't much better
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 7, 2021 at 12:52 pm Reason: Note SFO-TATL isn't much better
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Good info... I thought services to other countries would have resumed a bit more by now, with increasing vaccination rates.