Deltaflyertoo From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1589 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1879 times:
So I've noticed that AA has placed many 738s on LAX-DFW and removed ALL 738s from LAX to ORD. This kinda sucks, who wants to fly 4 1/2 hours from ORD to LAX on an MD-80? ANyway, what is up w/ this? I had heard originally that AA wanted more 737s out of MIA, if that is the case then why 737s from LAX to DFW...
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 2, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1869 times:
I don't believe that there are any 738s at the ORD hub any longer.
JpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4244 posts, RR: 29 Reply 3, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1864 times:
Quoting Deltaflyertoo (Thread starter): who wants to fly 4 1/2 hours from ORD to LAX on an MD-80? ANyway, what is up w/ this?
Probably about the same amount of people that want to fly 4 1/2 hours from ORD to LAX in a 738. The difference is really not that great. Capacities are similar, the main difference is just the cabin width, which is only 1 seat. The 2-3 config can also be looked at as a positive for the 2 side. Yeah, the MD can be noisier in the back, but its pretty nice up front. All in all, they're pretty comparable in my book.
LUV4JFK From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 462 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1848 times:
No M80 operates to MIA and no 738 operates to ORD. The M80's are focused to ORD and the 738's to MIA.
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Smcmac32msn From United States of America, joined May 2004, 2211 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1825 times:
Quoting LUV4JFK (Reply 4): No M80 operates to MIA and no 738 operates to ORD. The M80's are focused to ORD and the 738's to MIA.
What aircraft operates between the two? 757???
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N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1805 times:
Quoting Smcmac32msn (Reply 5): What aircraft operates between the two? 757???
As it happens, yes.
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Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 7, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1785 times:
Yet another reason why I usually always find myself on the one of the 767-300s that AA flies between LAX and ORD.
Smcmac32msn From United States of America, joined May 2004, 2211 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1780 times:
I wish they would have done that last year... I've never been on a 757, and I flew MSN-ORD-MIA-EYW-MIA-ORD-MSN in January... would have been nice to have been on one.
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Drerx7 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4906 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1753 times:
The only advantage the 738 had over the M80 on that route is the IFE.
Ssides From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4059 posts, RR: 23 Reply 11, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1716 times:
Me. I much prefer the 2-3 layout to the 3-3. When traveling with a companion, sitting on the left side of an MD-80 almost (almost!) feels like first class.
Ejmmsu From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1692 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1611 times:
Alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4658 posts, RR: 45 Reply 13, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1541 times:
Quoting Drerx7 (Reply 9): The only advantage the 738 had over the M80 on that route is the IFE.
Shitty IFE at that. Still don't know why AA went cheap-o on the IFE on the 738 and installed monitors in the central ceilings vs. LCD screens that flip down like Delta...
B4real From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 2595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 14, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1427 times:
This is because AA has not any MD-8x aircraft based in MIA (for over water operation certifications) and only basing them in MIA and DFW from big-hub standpoint. AA bases the MD-8x standpoint, these are based in DFW and ORD from the big-hub standpoint. The MD-8x aircraft are perfect for DFW and ORD, they can go to SAN, SEA, BOS, MCO and everywhere in between and Canada.
Routes for ORD use the 757, 767, and 777 for longer, denser, and over water flights.
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4658 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1320 times:
For a flight from ORD to the West Coast, the 737-800 wins hands down. Bad IFE beats no IFE. Also, the overhead bins on the 737 are taller than on the MD-80. I've seen a lot of people connecting at ORD had a lot of trouble getting bags into the overhead of the MD-80. I've heard them say that there was no trouble getting the bag into the overhead on the prior flight. It usually turned out that the first flight was on a 737 or 757.
TZSFO From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 202 posts, RR: 7 Reply 16, posted (7 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1252 times:
No more 738s for us in SFO either. We operate S80 between ORD and DFW. Barring our widebodies between the two cities.
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