sptv From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 117 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 5680 times:
Why does United continue to operate this flight LAX-YVR-LAX using their own (albeit Skywest) metal? Alaska, Air Canada and Westjet offer a far better product and generally better-priced. UA code-shares on all AC flights, and the times of their own flights are almost identical to AS and AC flights. I've flown the UA flight a couple times. Don't see why anyone would choose a CRJ over mainline aircraft.
ORDBOSEWR From United States of America, joined Jun 2011, 289 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 5620 times:
I am pretty sure that LAX-YVR was carved out when the authorities granted the immunized alliance between AC and UA, which means that AC and UA can't jointly plan capacity or price on the route.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21448 posts, RR: 24 Reply 3, posted (3 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 5414 times:
Quoting ORDBOSEWR (Reply 2): I am pretty sure that LAX-YVR was carved out when the authorities granted the immunized alliance between AC and UA, which means that AC and UA can't jointly plan capacity or price on the route.
No, LAX-YVR was not one of the carved out markets.
I bellieve the transborder markets carved out by the US DOT originally were the following.
Toronto - Cleveland, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco
Ottawa - New York
Calgary - Houston
As far as I know, that AC/UA transborder joint venture hasn't yet been implemented.
What AC-UA might chose to do once the JV is fully implemented is to be seen, but for now LAX-YVR remains the busiest or second busiest (neck and neck each year) city pair between the US and Canada, and a market UA obviously has wanted to keep its feet in.
Quoting sptv (Thread starter): Don't see why anyone would choose a CRJ over mainline aircraft.
Whats the difference with AC E190 and UAX CR7? 1x2 in F and 2x2 in Y.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21448 posts, RR: 24 Reply 5, posted (3 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 5185 times:
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 4): Quoting sptv (Thread starter):
Don't see why anyone would choose a CRJ over mainline aircraft.
Whats the difference with AC E190 and UAX CR7? 1x2 in F and 2x2 in Y.
The 8-inch wider E190 cabin makes a big difference. Seats and aisles are wider and the overall impression of space is much better. Headroom in the aisle is also 5 inches greater.
........................E190..........CRJ
Cabin width.....9 ft........ 8 ft. 4 in.
Aisle height....6 ft. 7 in. 6 ft. 2 in.
mah4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Reply 6, posted (3 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 5117 times:
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 4): What AC-UA might chose to do once the JV is fully implemented is to be seen, but for now LAX-YVR remains the busiest or second busiest (neck and neck each year) city pair between the US and Canada, and a market UA obviously has wanted to keep its feet in.
No where near neck-and-neck with the busiest pair - New York-Toronto - which is double the size. Miami-Toronto is also a good bit larger than LA-Vanocuver, which is the third busiest just ahead of Miami-Montreal and Las Vegas-Toronto.
It's a very large local market, obviously, so it makes sense UA wants to have a presence, even if minor.
FATFlyer From United States of America, joined May 2001, 5667 posts, RR: 18 Reply 7, posted (3 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 4998 times:
Having connected to UA's YVR flight several times I can tell you that staying inside the UA concourses is preferrable to me rather than trying to switch between T7/T8 and T2 at LAX.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain
LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22021 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (3 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 4836 times:
Quoting mah4546 (Reply 6): No where near neck-and-neck with the busiest pair - New York-Toronto - which is double the size. Miami-Toronto is also a good bit larger than LA-Vanocuver, which is the third busiest just ahead of Miami-Montreal and Las Vegas-Toronto.
Per DOT Full year 2011
YVR-LAX: 798,693
YYZ-LGA: 710,159
For 12-months ending June 2012
YVR-LAX: 786,125
YYZ-LGA: 777,261
Another top US-Canada route in enplanements is YYZ-ORD.
For info neither YYZ-EWR or your YYZ-MIA even make the Top-50 US International airport-pairs.
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 5): The 8-inch wider E190 cabin makes a big difference. Seats and aisles are wider and the overall impression of space is much better. Headroom in the aisle is also 5 inches greater.
In the minds of the average traveler not a difference.
People look at fares, schedule timings, airline name. Equipment type is hardly a factor for the vast majority of airline passengers. Frankly most have no clue what the difference between a 737 or 767 would be, let alone between two RJs like E190 or CR7.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
mark8762 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 127 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 4748 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 5): The 8-inch wider E190 cabin makes a big difference. Seats and aisles are wider and the overall impression of space is much better. Headroom in the aisle is also 5 inches greater.
........................E190..........CRJ
Cabin width.....9 ft........ 8 ft. 4 in.
Aisle height....6 ft. 7 in. 6 ft. 2 in.
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 8): In the minds of the average traveler not a difference.
People look at fares, schedule timings, airline name. Equipment type is hardly a factor for the vast majority of airline passengers. Frankly most have no clue what the difference between a 737 or 767 would be, let alone between two RJs like E190 or CR7.
Exactly. I think the people on here are the only ones that really worry about this stuff.
LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22021 posts, RR: 51 Reply 11, posted (3 months 2 weeks ago) and read 4565 times:
And we are speaking about apples and oranges.
My point stands, regardless of O&D, the routes of YVR-LAX and YYZ-LGA for several years now have vied for being the busiest US-Canada route pairs.
So be it local, or connections travelers going other places the YVR-LAX route has generated the numbers it has, and maybe this large volume is a reason why UA has chosen to keep its feet in the market regardless of its AC codeshare.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Another top US-Canada route in enplanements is YYZ-ORD.
For info neither YYZ-EWR or your YYZ-MIA even make the Top-50 US International airport-pairs.
Quoting
Thanks for the information, LAXintl. I learned something new today. You mention a/c doesn't make a difference, and that it doesn't. AC using the smaller E90s, I would think keeps their yields and fares higher versus flying the larger A319/A320/A321s.
I do think UAEX should pull their pathetic CR7 service out of the market and get together with AC and do a JV in this market as well.
kgaiflyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 3639 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (3 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2543 times:
Quoting laca773 (Reply 12): I do think UAEX should pull their pathetic CR7 service out of the market and get together with AC and do a JV in this market as well.
Slightly off topic, I wish UA could find a CR7 for the SFO-YYJ route.
brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3163 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (3 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 904 times:
Quoting threepoint (Reply 15):
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 8):
In the minds of the average traveler not a difference.
Quoting mark8762 (Reply 9):
Exactly. I think the people on here are the only ones that really worry about this stuff.
What abut overhead bin space? While not generous, the Embraer offers more space than a CRJ for those wishing to avoid checking their luggage.
While I can appreciate your sentiment about checking luggage, I am not about to find a flight based on the amount of space for a carry on, and also I am not sure that every body is just going to LAX, but also transferring to another flight to go further than Los Angelas.
FATFlyer From United States of America, joined May 2001, 5667 posts, RR: 18 Reply 17, posted (3 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 752 times:
Quoting threepoint (Reply 15): What abut overhead bin space? While not generous, the Embraer offers more space than a CRJ for those wishing to avoid checking their luggage.
But if there is a connection at LAX would a passenger really be willing to lug carryons between T2 and T7/T8 just for overhead space?
Nor am I unusual about using LAX for a YVR connection. Last time I flew FAT-LAX-YVR I followed 4 other passengers off the FAT-LAX flight then thru the concourse to UAX's YVR flight (and I didn't know any of them).
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21448 posts, RR: 24 Reply 18, posted (3 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 574 times:
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 8): Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 5):
The 8-inch wider E190 cabin makes a big difference. Seats and aisles are wider and the overall impression of space is much better. Headroom in the aisle is also 5 inches greater.
In the minds of the average traveler not a difference.
People look at fares, schedule timings, airline name. Equipment type is hardly a factor for the vast majority of airline passengers. Frankly most have no clue what the difference between a 737 or 767 would be, let alone between two RJs like E190 or CR7.
Agree for the once-a-year Y class passenger, but a route like LAX-YVR has many frequent flyers who do know the difference.
Aerowrench From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 45 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (3 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 508 times:
Quoting sptv (Thread starter): Why does United continue to operate this flight LAX-YVR-LAX using their own (albeit Skywest) metal? Alaska, Air Canada and Westjet offer a far better product and generally better-priced. UA code-shares on all AC flights, and the times of their own flights are almost identical to AS and AC flights. I've flown the UA flight a couple times. Don't see why anyone would choose a CRJ over mainline aircraft.
Those flights are either full or close to it most every day that I'm working. Seems like a lot of folks are stuck in pre dereg times. Airlines are right sizing the routes with the proper equipment so they will actually turn a profit so investors will look at the stock as worthy.
Quoting laca773 (Reply 12):
I do think UAEX should pull their pathetic CR7 service out of the market and get together with AC and do a JV in this market as well.
Feeble and ignorant. You obviously are unaware that a cross country flight used to take 20+ hours and would make 3 or more stops using an aircraft that would seat 50 people and had large, loud radial engines that with flames visible shooting from the exhaust at night. These aircraft you condemn are a blessing and some of the people on here with this attitude of entitlement really ought to reconsider before the airlines downgrade more cities back to turbo prop.
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