Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 4009 posts, RR: 23 Posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2352 times:
According to the infamous ITRADE on USAviation...
US Airways has applied for route authority to: Austria, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Rep, and Sweden. This would be either direct service or via code-share.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
N670UW From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1595 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2329 times:
I assume most of these countries are going to be codeshare flights with LH (or other European Star Alliance carriers). I can't see US operating PHL to Iceland, Malta, Romania, etc.
It's great to see additional expansion in Europe however...
Philaboy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2311 times:
Well it seems unlikely they would start non-stop service flights to any of those countries, a connection to Austria, Poland, and Scandanavia considering that USAirways have alliances there and a codeshare would be likely for routes to those locations first.
On another note, with the new US Airways International terminal at PHL, this would be a great time for international expansion.
BlueSky1976 From Poland, joined Jul 2004, 1710 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2239 times:
Seasonal PHL-WAW service would probably be successfull. There is a significant Polish community around Philly area and they all would benefit from it, if pricing is attractive.
Whitehatter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2215 times:
There has been some talk around MAN of US and their proposed codeshares. US is also moving to T1 with its Star partners.
BD will be doing codeshares with them, and if flight times are adjusted by LO then there would be a useful one-stop connection year round to WAW from PHL.
Those buses are flying full as it is, this would guarantee US getting the loads year round. It's exactly what they need too. Earnings from outside the domestic USA market.
Jasepl From India, joined Jul 2004, 3582 posts, RR: 44 Reply 5, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1911 times:
Austria, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Rep, and Sweden
If there was money to be made on these routes, CO or DL would have already been all over them. Very unlikely US will want to indulge in such adventurism at this point when they're looking over the edge...
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 7, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 1680 times:
Seasonal PHL-WAW service would probably be successfull. There is a significant Polish community around Philly area and they all would benefit from it, if pricing is attractive.
I think (year-round) PHL-WAW service would be very successful. It's also one of the routes (after MIA) that LOT would love to add.
If there was money to be made on these routes, CO or DL would have already been all over them.
...or not. US does very well in Germany, for example, where CO has historically not done well.
Any more thoughts on KEF?
That's true, an A319 could easily fly PHL/BOS-KEF. But I think US most likely just threw Iceland on the list for the heck of it, since it's open skies.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
Connector4you From Canada, joined May 2001, 923 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1618 times:
I think US Air would indeed start codesharing to all the above destinations through - Lufthansa out of Munich/Frankfurt to Central/Eastern Europe plus Malta on one hand, SAS out of Reykjawick via Copenhagen to Norway, Finland, Sweden on the other.
So yes it seems that Boston or Philadelphia to Reykjawick (Iceland) service could be the one and only novelty here.
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