contrails67 From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 67 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1999 times:
I must have missed it, but I was reading that UA was going to start flying to DOH via DXB from IAD.
However, since QR already flies at IAD to DOH and with EK set to increase the frequency between DXB and DOH, isn't this a money losing proposition? In addition, with EY set to fly from IAD also, I'm sure the competion will only increase. I'm not sure how much UA can siphon off the travelers between DXB and DOH, let alone have flyers who would want to fly all the way to DOH via DXB when they have other options.
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1930 times:
US Government contracts have to fly US carriers, $$$ for UA on these routes.
RDH3E From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 1082 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1674 times:
Quoting STT757 (Reply 1): US Government contracts have to fly US carriers, $$$ for UA on these routes.
To provide more color for people: many (if not all?) US gov employees are required to fly on a US carrier whenever the option exists. So they will immediately capture all of that traffic day 1.
Splitterz From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 204 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1500 times:
Well its a tag-on route so It probably is mostly customers connecting on UA from the U.S.? Its kinda like its tag-on routes on the other side of the globe it seems.
kgaiflyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 3702 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1485 times:
This was already discussed at length in December. I found the thread by using the search function.
washingtonian From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1485 times:
It will probably attract enough margina traffic to make it worthwhile.
Quoting RDH3E (Reply 2): US gov employees are required to fly on a US carrier whenever the option
Except these days, US gov employees can fly on, let's say, Air France for an entire trip and still be compliant with US government travel requirements. As long as the ticket is booked through Delta, etc....
RDH3E From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 1082 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1275 times:
Quoting washingtonian (Reply 5): Except these days, US gov employees can fly on, let's say, Air France for an entire trip and still be compliant with US government travel requirements. As long as the ticket is booked through Delta, etc....
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