shortest UAL flight with largest plane?
Dec 1, 2006, 9:36 am
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i flew with a friend on her first flight ever, and she did just that. she was looking for anything that she could take as a souvenir, and since it was only a 1-hour flight on a small plane, there wasn't much else to take...
Dec 1, 2006, 10:29 am
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I never flew IAD-BWI nor the SFO-OAK flights.
But I have taken the SFO-MRY 757 several times, and back in the late 80s, both 767 and DC-10 served the SMF-SFO route (83 miles).
But I have taken the SFO-MRY 757 several times, and back in the late 80s, both 767 and DC-10 served the SMF-SFO route (83 miles).
Dec 1, 2006, 10:34 am
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not UA, but in Japan 747s and 777s run every 30min from Tokyo to Osaka (~300miles) or Sapporo...
Dec 1, 2006, 10:49 am
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I would have to agree with OGG-KOA on the 777 which is 84 miles, you are not allowed to book that flight seperate though.
Dec 1, 2006, 11:50 am
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also LHR-BRU (discontinued?) - that can't be a long flight since you can take a chuneel train
UA used to have a bunch of interesting short hopppers till recently - IAD-ROC-BUF-ORD; ORD-PVD-Portland ME - ORD; SEA-PDX-ORD; also ORD-OMA-Lincoln Neb-DEN; BWI-DCA-MIA - to connect to UA's "fortress" Miami hub
have a '70's schedule that shows jets making 3-4 stops between SFO and LAX - those were the days with stops in Fresno, Bakersfield etc.
Does UA still fly LAX-SBA and LAX-PSP on mainline? or was it sh#tle?
Dec 1, 2006, 12:57 pm
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in 1996, Flew LAX - San Diago on UA, remembered was a A320, had < 10 people on board.
Dec 1, 2006, 2:00 pm
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Dec 1, 2006, 2:49 pm
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back in June on my way from OGG saw a special 3 class 777 to SFO at gate 69?
Dec 1, 2006, 2:52 pm
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OGG-KOA on a 777 - at least last year.
Dec 1, 2006, 3:24 pm
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Dec 1, 2006, 3:30 pm
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OGG-KOA is now a partner flight (AQ/Island Air), at least in Dec and June.
DEN-COS is now UX - no more mainline.
SFO-MRY also looks like all UX
DEN-EGE still has a seasonal mainline flight on a 320 (used to be a 757). At 120 Miles it comes in as one of the shorter mainline flights in the UA system.
DEN-COS is now UX - no more mainline.
SFO-MRY also looks like all UX
DEN-EGE still has a seasonal mainline flight on a 320 (used to be a 757). At 120 Miles it comes in as one of the shorter mainline flights in the UA system.
Dec 1, 2006, 4:08 pm
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LAX to SFO
Once upon a time, maybe 5 years ago when United Shuttle was in existence they had canceled 2 flights in sequence because of delays. So United decided to pack 3 flights into 1 747. It took more time to load and unload the plane than the actual flight.
Dec 1, 2006, 5:06 pm
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