What happened to Boston service?
Dec 16, 2003, 9:30 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 137
What happened to Boston service?
This message is probably way overdue, but I needed to vent a little. I am a Boston native and therefore use Logan quite often to get back up north for work and to see friends and family. It is very depressing looking at the new terminal (which is beautiful) and then looking at the departures screen. I believe that every flight from BOS is express except for PHL, PIT, CLT, DCA, and LGA. Yes - there are the new flights to the Caribbean, but still.... Most of the express flights are to small cities in the Northeast and northern New England. BOS has a huge amount of O&D traffic so even though U is not big on the old point to point flying idea, I can't believe they are letting all that traffic go by the wayside (AA and DL are eating it up). Now granted I do not work in scheduling or pricing, but would we really have trouble filling flights from BOS to LAX, SFO, SEA, or LAS? If SW can fill a daily non-stop from PVD to PHX, why can't U do it from BOS? Have any Florida flights come back?
It's just very sad to see such a large market vanish.....
It's just very sad to see such a large market vanish.....
Dec 16, 2003, 8:38 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: SWF
Programs: Skymiles Silver, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 492
I fly out of LGA weekly and its very disappointing.
Everything except the AM caribbean flights and the shuttle and hub flights are express service. If the express flights are exempt from the slot controls, where did all of US' slots go?
Everything except the AM caribbean flights and the shuttle and hub flights are express service. If the express flights are exempt from the slot controls, where did all of US' slots go?
Dec 16, 2003, 10:39 pm
#8
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 253
This issue makes me crazy. U and BOS could be such a good fit. U is just ignoring what the BOS market needs and passing up opportunity.
Incidentally, U was selling those UA BOS/LAX nonstop codeshare flights for $198 last week if I remember right. What a deal!
Incidentally, U was selling those UA BOS/LAX nonstop codeshare flights for $198 last week if I remember right. What a deal!
Dec 16, 2003, 10:48 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 253
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Uflyer:
but would we really have trouble filling flights from BOS to LAX, SFO, SEA, or LAS? If SW can fill a daily non-stop from PVD to PHX, why can't U do it from BOS? Have any Florida flights come back?
It's just very sad to see such a large market vanish.....</font>
but would we really have trouble filling flights from BOS to LAX, SFO, SEA, or LAS? If SW can fill a daily non-stop from PVD to PHX, why can't U do it from BOS? Have any Florida flights come back?
It's just very sad to see such a large market vanish.....</font>
