Low yield
Oct 8, 2023 | 4:47 pm
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Oct 8, 2023 | 4:52 pm
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Oct 8, 2023 | 4:56 pm
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I had a summer flight to Mickey Mouse land that was totally empty on the seatmap just outside of T-24 WineCountryUA correctly pointed out my error...the flight went out full. I was probably the only pax on the flight not seeing Mickey
Oct 8, 2023 | 5:07 pm
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The early morning CLT-IAD (UAX E175) that goes anywhere between 6am and 615am is like this about 5 days of the week. Sometimes at start of boarding First will only be 3/12 and Economy Plus just a handful. Even other airline crew non-revs make First. Regular coach is usually fairly full. But it connects to the daytime IAD-LHR at leaves Dulles around 830am, and I've been told by a couple of agents that a fair number of coach passengers make that connection daily. Also, I fly the reverse of this flight (arrives CLT from IAD after 11pm) and that's normally full.
Oct 8, 2023 | 8:55 pm
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I am technically in the preboard group
The inbound flight from Dublin was late, and by the time the boarding had started, it was the usual boarding chaos; everyone was boarding at the same time...lol. By the time I finally got on board (I chose to board toward the tail end of boarding), some guy was playing music chair; he had at least a dozen people in his group, asking multiple pax not in his group to switch seats; 2 of them sat next to me in E+ (middle and aisle). F full; no upgrades to 752 lie-flat.
The inbound flight from Dublin was late, and by the time the boarding had started, it was the usual boarding chaos; everyone was boarding at the same time...lol. By the time I finally got on board (I chose to board toward the tail end of boarding), some guy was playing music chair; he had at least a dozen people in his group, asking multiple pax not in his group to switch seats; 2 of them sat next to me in E+ (middle and aisle). F full; no upgrades to 752 lie-flat.
Oct 9, 2023 | 6:58 am
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Doesn't mean it is low yield. Just because no Elites are flying isn't an indication that fares purchased were low. The opposite is also true, a full flight does not equate to a profitable flight. If BOS-LHR goes out full with 8 awards and 12 upgrades up front and paying pax paid $3k round trip ... that's terrible for UA ... and the flight might be zeroes across the board.
Oct 9, 2023 | 11:07 am
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I would like to know the route as well. Fares on certain routes are extremely high because of seasonal demands and often passengers are non-elite and non-frequent. Without knowing the route, it may not be as slam dunk the flight is low yield.
Oct 9, 2023 | 11:35 am
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I had a summer flight to Mickey Mouse land that was totally empty on the seatmap just outside of T-24 WineCountryUA correctly pointed out my error...the flight went out full. I was probably the only pax on the flight not seeing Mickey
Oct 9, 2023 | 12:39 pm
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