Welcome back to Eugene UA!
Mar 12, 2008, 3:32 pm
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Welcome back to Eugene UA!
I just want to be the first to say welcome back to UA mainline (737) service to EUG....I can't believe it's going from 100% UAX to 100% mainline...usually you would expect a mix of the two but I'm not complaining, especially with the elimination of the dreaded CRJ-200. I don't even live in EUG but I would definately consider connecting there on the way to SFO (from PDX) for the extra EQMs, especially knowing I won't get stuck on Skywest all the way....of course I remember back in the Shuttle days when even Medford had 737 service...ah, memories 
Mar 12, 2008, 3:35 pm
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It maybe 100% mainline UA from SFO-EUG, but it is also 100% UX EUG-DEN
Mar 12, 2008, 3:41 pm
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Mar 12, 2008, 4:27 pm
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With apologies to Pink Floyd, Careful With That UX, Eugene.
Mar 12, 2008, 5:19 pm
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Mar 12, 2008, 5:36 pm
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Why EUG and not GEG?
I don't get it, why does EUG pop 150,000 trump GEG with an MSA of >500,000 for mainline service to SFO? 
Mar 12, 2008, 7:26 pm
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In addition to Eugene you need to add Springfield, Corvallis, Albany and Salem Keizer to the numbers, just off the top of my head I would think the mid-Willamette valley would top 500k population. (and there is no competition from Southwest)
Mar 12, 2008, 7:46 pm
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I fly in/out of Eugene every other week -- I'm jazzed!
Mar 12, 2008, 8:11 pm
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Mar 12, 2008, 8:16 pm
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I agree with ddavault! Salem is only serviced with delta sky connection, so anyone from around salem, keizer, corvallis, eugene (hippieville), and medford as well as the central oregon coast would more than call for mainline service. Also, both corvallis and eugene have the state's largest universities.
Mar 12, 2008, 8:21 pm
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I agree with ddavault! Salem is only serviced with delta sky connection, so anyone from around salem, keizer, corvallis, eugene (hippieville), and medford as well as the central oregon coast would more than call for mainline service. Also, both corvallis and eugene have the state's largest universities.
If the Delta service survives, I wouldn't be suprised to see UAX enter the Salem-SFO route with EMBs...similar to the RDM-SFO service and a RDM to SFO route with a stop in Salem might work too although you don't see too many one-stop UAX on the west coast...not like the Great Lakes Aviation flights that stop in every small Kansas town between MCI and DEN
Mar 12, 2008, 8:36 pm
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Mar 12, 2008, 8:42 pm
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Mar 12, 2008, 8:44 pm
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BMR - I have asked the same question. OK, so Continental is the dominant airline there...so why not try to outdo them with better service, as opposed to throwing in the towel and switching to RJs. You're not going to get the full fare international business traveler to switch away from CO by offering an inferior product from IAH to SFO, DEN or ORD - or IAD for that matter.