MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31155 posts, RR: 76 Posted (7 years 8 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3185 times:
United Airlines has applied with DOT to offer non-stop service between the Chicago O'Hare and St. Lucia beginning 5 February 2006 with one weekly flight on Saturdays.
United's application is part of a recent surge in service between the United States and the Caribbean island.
American Airlines flew Miami-St. Lucia service until government subsidies were canceled in 1999, leaving St. Lucia's Hewanorra with no non-stop links to the US on a US airline (American Eagle continued to offer service from St. Lucia's Vigie Field to San Juan), although Air Jamaica had offered JFK-UVF service, which has since been discontinued.
US Airways has served the island with non-stop weekend service from Philadelphia since December 2001 and Saturday service from Charlotte since February 2005.
In December 2003, Delta Airlines launched twice-weekly non-stop Atlanta-St. Lucia service, which will be daily this winter.
Quickly following Delta's launch, American Airlines launched year-round, daily 737-800 non-stop Miami-St. Lucia service in November 2004. The hugely successful route is being upgraded to a daily 757-200 service next month to satisfy demand.
And now United Airlines will be joining the crowd at Hewanorra in February.
B757LVR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 years 8 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3033 times:
Thanks for the update, always happy to hear of new traffic to my home country!
Hey Mah... the talk is that Air Jamaica is considering returning to UVF for the winter, how do you think this will play out especially since they have now have to compete with a former code share partner ( DL )on the route. United has never flown to St.Lucia, what accounts you think, for this huge increase in interest of the majors in the island?
Westindian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (7 years 8 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3008 times:
This is excellent news for UVF!!! My question is with the current code-share structure that UA has with BW, is it possible for them to code share on this flight (since BWIA has absolutely no presence in St. Lucia outside of the LHR route)? What would be ideal (for me, of course) is for BW to offer flights to UVF from JFK and IAD, and code share those flights with UA on the days that UA doesn't go there directly from ORD.
Wonder also what type of a/c UA plans to use. Everyone else has been using the 737 (except US with it's A319). I've certainly missed the widebody flights from the U.S. to UVF.
Thanks for the info, MAH4546. Keep up the good work.
Neil
God did not create aircraft pilots to be on the ground
Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21293 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2530 times:
Quoting Westindian425 (Reply 2): Wonder also what type of a/c UA plans to use. Everyone else has been using the 737 (except US with it's A319). I've certainly missed the widebody flights from the U.S. to UVF.
Probably a 319...
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WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2501 times:
You know, guys, it says exactly what kind of plane UA will be using, right in the application that Mark linked to in the first post. It's not that difficult to find, I promise.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 9, posted (7 years 8 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2390 times:
From the top of Page 4, Item 7: "United plans to operate its proposed service with B-757-200 aircraft with 182 seats configured with 24 first-class and 158 economy class seats."
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (7 years 8 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2314 times:
Quoting A330323X (Reply 9): From the top of Page 4, Item 7: "United plans to operate its proposed service with B-757-200 aircraft with 182 seats
configured with 24 first-class and 158 economy class seats."
I missed that. Thanks.
Now if we can just get a widebody to go there from the U.S. -- a man can dream.
Neil.
God did not create aircraft pilots to be on the ground
FLYACYYZ From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 1914 posts, RR: 12 Reply 11, posted (7 years 8 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2197 times:
Quoting AirCanada014 (Reply 4): St Lucia is a beautiful island. I've been there in the mid 80's for one week with my family. AC flies there once or twice a week .
Actually up to 3 times per week for W2005/2006. Combination of B767 & A319 equipment.
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