BNALGW-AA
EWRLHR-AA
PHLLHR (briefly right after PA left)-AA
JFKLHR-UA
BOSLHR-UA
These routes would seem viable except BNALGW, any chance of a return?
How come no DENLON? If BA can pull it off on a route that started at LGW, why can't UA?
Well these routes seem pretty well covered, except for BNA-LON.
EWR has VS, UA/CO and BA (JV partner of AA) so no need for AA to re-enter.
PHL has US and BA (JV with AA) so no need for AA to re-enter.
JFK has DL, BA/AA, VS, and a few others so its a pretty crowded market, no need for UA to re-enter.
BOS has DL, BA/AA, VS, no need for UA to re-enter.
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8787 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1916 times:
UA briefly had SEA-LHR in the early 90s.
I don't know if you count it but they had LHR-BRU and LHR-DEL as well.
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BoeingGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2010, 2383 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1819 times:
Quoting BigGSFO (Reply 7): Also, I know AA applied, but was denied, for SJCLGW authority. Ah, yes, the good ol' Bermuda II days.
They were denied? I thought they got it, but didn't start service because they started pulling down SJC. Also, I thought SFO and SJC were considered co-terminals as far as Bermuda 2, so SJC would have done LHR. Is that not correct?
Yeah, AA intended to serve NRT, TPE, CDG. LHR or LGW and GDL from SJC internationally. Those were the days.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21679 posts, RR: 23 Reply 10, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1540 times:
Quoting RoseFlyer (Reply 5): UA briefly had SEA-LHR in the early 90s.
When UA bought Pan Am's LHR routes in 1990 or 1991 I think UA kept operating them for a few years. They also had LAX-LHR during that period. I think they dropped SEA-LHR before LAX-LHR.
IrishAyes From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 1768 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1377 times:
Quoting RoseFlyer (Reply 5): UA briefly had SEA-LHR in the early 90s.
And NW tried this in 2008, but that didn't last...
olddominion727 From United States of America, joined Jan 2012, 339 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1318 times:
BoeingGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2010, 2383 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1291 times:
Quoting IrishAyes (Reply 12): And NW tried this in 2008, but that didn't last...
Part of that was because their slot and flight times were terrible. People have speculated the route may have worked if the times were better.
Quoting olddominion727 (Reply 13): Also SJO... because they were trying to figure out how to market San Jose to San Jose (sincerely)
I assume that's a joke. I'm not aware that AA really wanted to do SJC-SJO non-stop.
olddominion727 From United States of America, joined Jan 2012, 339 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (1 year 5 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1254 times:
No kidding, they wanted to fly 757's on the route to SJO & LIR, but instead it was moved to LAX (SJO only). At one time, they'd even talked about SAO. They'd be the only carrier in N. Cal to offer n/s service. But at the time, they were having a pilot crunch.
They were trying to determine (mainly to connecting traffice through SJC), do you wanna TO SJO or thru SJC!!
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Skyguy From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 461 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (1 year 5 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 860 times:
AA also did JFK-GLA with a 75L, I think it just lasted 1 season and then they dropped it. Could've been early 2000's or late 90's, can't remember exactly.
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TOMMY767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 6195 posts, RR: 9 Reply 19, posted (1 year 5 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 793 times:
Quoting Skyguy (Reply 18): AA also did JFK-GLA with a 75L, I think it just lasted 1 season and then they dropped it. Could've been early 2000's or late 90's, can't remember exactly.
Wasn't that the one the flew initially in 1993 then dropped?
AA restarted 757 TATL from IIRC, Boston/Logan to Manchester in 2005 or 2006 -- selling it as a single cabin with upgrading all the elite to first class section. That strategy did not last long. Initially they were trying to sell JFK-NCL with the 757 in fall 2005, (single cabin strategy) but advanced bookings were so poor that it never started service.
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