I took this once going the other way (JFK-LCY). There's a specific value to this service to the people who take it. Things can go really smoothly when you have at most 32 pax on the plane, and all seasoned travelers. Boarding was super-fast, and we pushed off the gate 25 minutes early since it's eas...
Jump to postMy guesses: IAD-WAW. It's the only major *A hub in Europe not served yet from IAD. IAD-PVG (but is China opening slots?) IAD-ICN (does ICN have capacity?) PRG flights from an UA hub (EWR?) could be interesting if they want to compete with AA's recently-announced expansion in Eastern Europe (more PRG...
Jump to postAny LOT experts have thoughts on if they will start WAW-IAD? They're the only European Star Alliance airline that flies transatlantic and doesn't serve IAD. I ask for selfish reasons -- need to go to Poland next summer but maybe I'm being too hopeful that they will expand by that time, and if it wil...
Jump to postGlad to see Swiss adding IAD-ZRH.
Anyone want to give their thoughts on the likelihood of IAD-WAW on LOT? They're now the only European Star Alliance airline that flies to the US but _doesn't_ fly to IAD. Seems like a natural addition.
So with those 5 Frames coming available on the second Hand Market who could be interested ? Hi-Fly might be an Option but 5 Frames at once might be a bit to much even for them,... 9H-MIP sitting on the ground for quite some time now and gathering dust... :cry: Not sure if only one more would be alr...
Jump to postMy friend is on this flight next month in economy. He paid $1,200 round-trip, from MNL.
Jump to postI think DL's IAD-SEA could be to feed trans-pac flights out of SEA. DL has a lot of capacity out of SEA, and they need to fill it. Since IAD has limited direct flights to Asia (2xPEK, 1xICN, 2xNRT,1xDEL), so maybe DL is trying to get those customers onto their direct flights like to KIX, PVG, and va...
Jump to postI think a big story here is how BWI has now taken the lead in passenger traffic over IAD and DCA. Here's a WPost article that goes over how BWI is competing. The 2016 passenger numbers: BWI: 25.1mln DCA: 23.6mln IAD: 21.8mln It wasn't always like that. Here's an article from 2012 as BWI just started...
Jump to postIt's usually a yield issue with flights to MNL, but would the continued growth of BPO (outsourcing) operations help fill the front of the cabin? A lot of BPO customers are in the US.. I think a UA 787 SFO-MNL would be most likely, and UA's C product is fairly decent on a 787 (unlike 2-4-2 business c...
Jump to postI flew this flight a number of times when it was FRA-CAN-MNL, on an A340-600 as I recall. I wonder if they'll do something similar, with a tag on to the route like that.
Jump to postI was on UA's SFO-XIY flight last fall and it was fairly full both in front and back, but I know nothing about how much everyone paid for their ticket. I was in paid J and the price was similar to what I'd pay to fly to PEK instead. One possible issue is the flight was not daily, and the FAs I talke...
Jump to postSo this was the quarter when the Dr. Dao plane dragging incident occurred. I remember people were up in arms and swearing never to fly United ever again. Based on the financial numbers, it looks like that didn't really have a negative impact on their performance.
Jump to posthttp://www.marketwatch.com/story/uniteds-stock-is-set-to-fall-5-and-wipe-1-billion-off-the-airlines-market-cap-2017-04-11 So the stockmarket does not like bad news. United Continental Holdings Inc stock fell sharply, recovered a bit and closed 1.1% down today, wiping $225m off the airline's value. ...
Jump to postAt the end of the day, everyone may be outraged, but within a week there will be another big story everyone is talking about and people will continue to fly whatever airline the offers the lowest price, whether that be United or some other airline. I think so too. United will release their monthly ...
Jump to postFrom all accounts this passenger was not arrogant, self entitled, intoxicated, or drugged out. He was simply sitting in his assigned seat. A video has just surfaced claiming that the passenger managed to get back on the flight (face still bloodied) and muttering to himself: https://twitter.com/Tyle...
Jump to postIf UA can't catch this overbook prior to departure and select passengers beforehand by bidding up the compensation then their four employees should drive to Louisville. I agree they should have caught this before boarding in this case, but what about in cases when they can't? I was on a RJ years ag...
Jump to postLooks like Houston 787 base future might be in doubt. Starting winter, IAH base 787 flying will be moved to IAD. 4 IAD routes - CDG, GRU, LHR and PEK will be flown on the 787. Glad to hear that. IAD-PEK is currently on a 772 with the dreaded 2-4-2 config in C. With the 787, it will be a 2-2-2 layou...
Jump to postI used to fly SK CPH-LHR on a regular basis a a few years ago, and they used a MD-80/MD-90 for the route. It was a bit out of place to see such a small plane at LHR among all the widebodies. More than once, we pulled up to the jetbridge but had to deplane by stairs, because the jetbridge couldn't go...
Jump to postThis is a big get for IAD. Fills a glaring hole in the route map. There is a huge S. Asian population around IAD, no doubt they will be pleased to have a nonstop option. AI will print money on this route. What is up next, Rio, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Lagos, Hong Kong, Sydney, maybe Athens? Too bad UA seem...
Jump to postSorry, but 600-800 USD per month is absolutely nothing by european standards (and really, neither is 2000 USD). In some places (airports, hotels and the areas where crew-hotels are typically located) I would struggle to find just a single meal per day within that allowance. I know for a fact that a...
Jump to postI'm surprised Finnair (AY) doesn't offer service from HEL. They have a lot of coverage to secondary cities in Asia.
Jump to postVC10er wrote:Why doesn't this happen with the US3, especially UNITED which has so many fights from the USA to mainland China and Taiwan?
Wonsan Airport looks really nice. How many scheduled flights operate from there? It looks quite empty in the photos.
Jump to postNice report and looking forward to the next parts. You mentioned it took a while to plan all this -- did you use FF miles for the entire trip? That would be quite a feat!
Jump to postYes, LH did used to fly this as FRA-CAN-MNL then dropped the MNL segment. I was on that flight a few times. I think it was just too low-yielding, whereas there was plenty of demand to CAN.
I agree with other posters -- the ME3 have the market quite well locked up.
I connected from a domestic Canadian red-eye flight to the first bank of US-bound flights and thought the transit process was pretty horrible. There numerous checks to go through. The lines were long. We had a 120-minute connection and made our flight just barely. The commuter terminal was also not...
Jump to postI wonder about OZ to ICN. KE has been flying it for years. The other major Asian destinations, PEK and NRT, both have 2 flights a day from competing carriers (CA and UA; NH and UA respectively), and OZ is in Star Alliance so would fit well into UA's hub at IAD.
Jump to post-TK cutting back some routes, but opening some new ones. Havana, CCS by December? Also keep receiving new aircraft; 2x738, 333, 332F recently. Do you have details on the route cuts? I did a quick search but didn't see it (however the new interface is a bit clunky so maybe I just didn't search prope...
Jump to postGreat news from AC. I live in the US and I fly to Asia at least twice a year. It's almost always on AC via YYZ. Prices in C are excellent, and the connection in YYZ is relatively smooth. I've even seen ads in my area (Washington DC) from AC advertising the benefit of transferring via YYZ and also th...
Jump to postLooks good, especially the all-aisle access. That's a key factor when I am choosing who to fly on trans-Pac long-hauls. Will it be a 1-2-1 config? Will the 772's be upgraded with these as well? I flew a <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 772 in 2-4-2 config, rear-facing, a few weeks...
Jump to postWhat if <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> received a subsidy to fly the route, just like they do for <acronym title="Baltimore / Washington - International Thurgood Marshall (Friendship) (BWI / KBWI), USA - Maryland">BWI</acronym>? That could make it work, and might benefit Nashville ove...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mercure1" class="quote" target="_blank">mercure1</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>I think this brings up the larger issue ...
Jump to postCNN just posted a story on this, which provides more information: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/us/united-airlines-disabled-man/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/us/uni...d-airlines-disabled-man/index.html</a> They don't state which Washington airport, but the NY Dai...
Jump to postI think you are a bit focused on the distance, but need to consider time as a bigger factor. Yes, a layover in an ME3 country may add 1000nm to the trip compared to a layover in some other point on the more direct route... but how much difference is that in travel time? <acronym title="Emirates (Uni...
Jump to postNice report. That's amazing to hear <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> charges extra to reserve a J seat on the upper deck. I'm surprised they can get away with doing that in J. Does <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> does this for their 747s in J? Usually it's the Americ...
Jump to postNice report. I flew a <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> 744 in J on <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym>-<acron...
Jump to postNice report. I like the window style in F. You commented on how <acronym title="Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China">PEK</acronym> seemed empty inside the terminal, and I've always found that too. It's surprising really, considering this is the second busiest airport in the world by passenger traf...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YTZ" class="quote" target="_blank">YTZ</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>Seems to me like <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</a...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/filipair" class="quote" target="_blank">filipair</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i> A lot of that has to do with <acronym t...
Jump to postI'm headed to <acronym title="Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China">PEK</acronym> later this year, and this flight (origin <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> in my case) came up and the business class pricing was indeed in the low $3k-ran...
Jump to postI think this is a smart offering on their part. It's going after the customer who would normally fly a private jet. While the advantage of a private jet is a better experience at the airport, the accommodations in the A380 are much nicer than on a private jet. More room to move around, better meal s...
Jump to postSorry to see this go. I flew the <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Jakarta - International / Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII), Indonesia">CGK</acronym> tag ...
Jump to postI connect via <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> frequently when I fly to Asia, because <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> offers a good price on C class and with good amenities (no 2-4-2 in C like on some <acronym t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetblastdubai" class="quote" target="_blank">jetblastdubai</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>My personal opinion as a paying ...
Jump to postWhy did they choose <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym>? I understand another poster said <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym> is offering some incentives.. but are there even cheaper options in Europe that are on the way...
Jump to postHere is a live blog from CBC: http://live.cbc.ca/Event/CBC_NS
It looks like the report is accurate.
Nice report. Can you explain more about how they walk you to your seat? There are only a few FAs, and a steady stream of passengers, so do they have passengers wait at the door and not let them enter until there is an <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acronym> available to walk them to thei...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LH4116" class="quote" target="_blank">LH4116</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Now you don’t see many airlines offerin...
Jump to postNice report. Interesting to see the ex-Nordic Leisure plane on there. I'm pretty sure I flew that a few times on <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>-<acronym title="Tallinn - Lennart Meri (Ulemiste) (TLL / EETN), Estonia">TLL</acronym> back when they were fil...
Jump to postHere's a link to <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>'s most recent financial reports: <a href="http://ir.unitedcontinentalholdings.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83680&p=irol-newsArticle&id=2009546" target="_blank">http://ir.unitedcontinentalholdings....3680&p=irol-newsArticle&i...
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