EWR-ICN is definitely coming. It’s just a matter of when. Lots of connections between NJ (and NYC) and South Korea.
Jump to postThis is a little off-topic but does anyone actually think that EWR will become practically all-mainline and all-O&D in the near future (next 3ish years)? As of now, there is still tons of RJ service, although they have been upgauging over the past couple of years. The RJ situation at EWR is bet...
Jump to postWhere do you feel UA needs to add clubs? Outside of the hubs, domestically, there are locations at: ATL, AUS, BOS, CLE, DFW, FLL, HNL,LAS, MSP, LGA, SNA, MCO, PHL, PHX, PDX, SAT, SAN, SEA & DCA. They are opening clubs at MSY and RDU later this year...I guess you can make a case for CLT and SJC ...
Jump to postThis is a little off-topic but does anyone actually think that EWR will become practically all-mainline and all-O&D in the near future (next 3ish years)? As of now, there is still tons of RJ service, although they have been upgauging over the past couple of years. The RJ situation at EWR is bett...
Jump to postQuite simply, AA should use JFK for O&D and PHL for connections. Terminal 8 is a nice facility and AA should maximize their gates there and move OW partners in there. It’s a shame that Terminal 8 is not being maximized right now, especially when capacity in NYC is so tight. There’s still a marke...
Jump to postRegarding WN at EWR, they currently have 3 gates but since service began there seem to have been at most 18 daily departures averaging 6 per gate. I'm sure each gate can handle 1-2 more departures per day, but for some reason the total hasn't gone over 18. Is there a reason for that? The reason is ...
Jump to postThis seems like UA's way of saying to Boeing "Please, for the love of God, just build the MoM, already." You can certainly interpret it as 'We don't want to sell many coach seats on certain routes.' Maybe this is the future of trying to compete with ULCCs TATL - just stop trying in coach....
Jump to postThis is a little off topic, but NYC has 5 daily frequencies to Tokyo currently. So does Chicago. LAX has 9 frequencies, and SFO has 4 (plus 1 from SJC). Doesn’t it seem a little odd that NYC only has 5 daily flights? Shouldn’t there be more? This is why I think United will maintain EWR-NRT if they’r...
Jump to postI find it amazing the typical DL fan boys salivating in their wildest dreams that 5 slots should go to DL because they couldn't find a JV partner and so for their mismanagement, they should be the big winner. Not going to happen. If you can't compete, get out of the business. Don't expect the great...
Jump to postI think a lot of it is the frontline employees most all WANT to merge with the big 4 or Alaska. Who wants to do the same job for less pay and worse work rules. Oh and a tiny fraction of the profit sharing as the others while being told out of the other side of management's mouth that they must cont...
Jump to postJust something to note from MWAA's CAFR document regarding DCA's markets - BOS is the single largest O&D market from DCA: https://www.mwaa.com/sites/default/files/2017_cafr_0.pdf#page=181 They also have a 10 year history, showing how the biggest O&D markets at DCA have changed: https://www....
Jump to postCould someone confirm if EWR is A380 capable? I seem to think it’s not, if it’s the case I can’t see EY moving to EWR. OMAA No reason they can't have a 77W or even 789 at EWR. In fact, this is probably the sweet-spot for capacity in NYC they were looking for ever since they down-gauged the double-d...
Jump to postThis would be a great add! I hope they join Star Alliance in the near future. With this in mind, I can see AUH-SFO restarting, as well as a switch from JFK to EWR to enable more connection, if not a new flight to EWR. AUH-IAH would be a great add to replace the cancelled flight to DFW, to better se...
Jump to postFair point. I wonder if they have enough 73Gs to go around to make it work, or if the A319 can make it. UA has been doing a lot of for-connecting lately so I'm sure it's been tossed around in the Sears Tower. Slightly OT but I also wonder if IAD-TXL could work. EWR-TXL is the only year-round servic...
Jump to postBased on the applications, these are the awards I'd personally like to see: AA LAX-HND #2 AA DFW-HND #2 This spreads the love around between alliances a bit, and allows DL and AA to pull their own metal out of NRT and simplify their TYO ops. NH could pretty easily fill in the rest of UA's requests ...
Jump to postMy predictions are; UA will add 2 more European destinations for Summer 2020. This follows the trend of the past few years. UA adds HND daily with a 777-200er. TK enters the market in October. Air France, Qatar and ANA come to EWR within 5-7 years. Your predictions make sense. It’s exciting to have...
Jump to post[quote="Nicknuzzii"]My predictions are; UA will add 2 more European destinations for Summer 2020. This follows the trend of the past few years. UA adds HND daily with a 777-200er. TK enters the market in October. Air France, Qatar and ANA come to EWR within 5-7 years.[/quote Your predictio...
Jump to postWhat is the ultimate capacity at EWR, I know LGA and JFK are literally at capacity where they need slot restrictions. When will EWR reach that level? Good question. I think EWR is basically at capacity, but a new Terminal A will help (especially when expanded to 45 gates) and hopefully Delta can mo...
Jump to postEWR has been growing pretty significantly lately. What else is in store? Will United add some more international flights, particularly Seoul, Taipei, or some new African cities? Maybe Bangalore, Rio, or some other Latin American cities? Will any new foreign carriers start up at EWR anytime soon? Jus...
Jump to postJust a side note. If UA were to add a new transatlantic service to either CDG or AMS, which city would it more likely be? Also on what type of aircraft? Seasonal or year-round? My guess: CDG w a 787-8 (seasonal) Like I said in my above post, UA doesn't even do IAH-CDG. I doubt UA will add any addit...
Jump to postJust a side note. If UA were to add a new transatlantic service to either CDG or AMS, which city would it more likely be? Also on what type of aircraft? Seasonal or year-round?
My guess: CDG w a 787-8 (seasonal)
That wouldn’t make sense. EWR is a gem of a hub, and they have huge market share there. They also command incredibly high airfares and have a fortress hub in NYC, which is something nobody else has. Of course, EWR also better serves North/Central Jersey, which is a very wealthy region. EWR’s popula...
Jump to postNot this shit again. C'mon mods....for crying out loud. Why not? The Port Authority could designate EWR NYC’s LCC airport and force B6 and all other LCC at JFK and LGA to move. Additionally, any international airline utilizing non-Boeing equipment would also be required to use EWR. Once the EWR hub...
Jump to postThat wouldn’t make sense. EWR is a gem of a hub, and they have huge market share there. They also command incredibly high airfares and have a fortress hub in NYC, which is something nobody else has. Of course, EWR also better serves North/Central Jersey, which is a very wealthy region. EWR’s populat...
Jump to postFlightLevel360 wrote:EWR-PEK/PVG
I still think UA should have jumped on RDU and built it up as a focus city before Delta did. RDU is a high-yielding business destination, which fits in well with United’s hub portfolio that consists of major business destinations in a way that the other two legacies’ hubs don’t. Missed opportunity a...
Jump to postApologies, a bunch of thoughts and questions below: Last night on UA956 (EWR/GVA) I was sitting next to my BFF in Polaris (old Diamond seats) 763. While he OFTEN teases me over my airplane obsession- I told him I think that we should by stock in UA, but I’m really no expert in trading stock. Howeve...
Jump to postI think, United's secondary/interior China strategy is dead. The most likely adds from SFO would most probably be to South East Asia. Something like BKK, SGN considering the success of United's Singapore routes (I understand that Singapore is totally different but they have proved these ULH routes ...
Jump to postI see them adding more Asian cities from SFO and increasing mainline between nonhub major cities and EWR, which bore the brunt of the RJ transition. I mean, ATL was all RJs until June 2017! That's crazy!!! European expansion will remain subdued for now, but I see additions of smaller European citie...
Jump to postDallas-Fort Worth GDP is approximately $500bil USD vs. Greater Toronto GDP at $300bil USD. While Toronto is probably better known internationally and more significant to Canada (as compared to DFW in the US), it doesn't necessarily mean there's higher traffic. The reason why DL would prioritize DFW...
Jump to postIAD and LAX will not grow any further. There is no room at LAX There may not be any significant growth at LAX in the immediate future, but it has been reported that there will be resumption of one international route out of LAX this year. Further down the line, a hypothetical T9 would also belong t...
Jump to postOk, sorry, I didn't have the numbers. I just assumed that YYZ is a larger market than DFW because it definitely seems to be from the New York area. I mean, Toronto (YYZ and YYZ) are both incredibly popular for business. As is DFW, but Toronto is more popular. However, in terms of leisure, Toronto b...
Jump to postagreed. Delta has limited space at SEA and I just can't see YYZ being a big need for them. SEA-YYZ has to fly almost right over MSP and DTW is only slightly out o the way. Definitely think places like DFW, IAH, more western cities(i.e. ABQ, OAK, BUR etc) and maybe even places like PHL/TPA would be ...
Jump to postUnited Airlines has had a lot of growth domestically recently and has recently added numerous new markets out of DEN, ORD, and SFO. MSN-SFO, ATW-DEN, and ORD-BIS come across as some of the most interesting from their recent entrance. Besides new routes, mainline service has returned or begun on rou...
Jump to postYYZ-SEA recently went A320 on AC, but it still really doesn't seem like a huge route. If Toronto gets the Amazon HQ2, that changes things, but as it stands, that's a long flight that would rely on almost all O/D. DL from LAX would probably make a lot more sense, that is an absolutely massive route ...
Jump to postIf DL were to start this route in the future, I think the CSeries would probably be the right aircraft. The fact that AC only runs E190s on YYZ-SEA while they run 320s, 321s, and even 789s to the other major cities on the West Cost (with higher frequency, no less) speaks to the difference in demand...
Jump to postThis is a very smart add by Delta. This will allow them to continue to grow SEA and provide connections through SEA from Dulles. However, United is probably very mad, and I'm not sure how much business DL is gonna steal from UA. But whatever, this route could probably succeed on O&D. Also, IAD ...
Jump to postThis is a very smart add by Delta. This will allow them to continue to grow SEA and provide connections through SEA from Dulles. However, United is probably very mad, and I'm not sure how much business DL is gonna steal from UA. But whatever, this route could probably succeed on O&D. Also, IAD a...
Jump to postPart of the problem is that New York's winds are a bit more complicated than Atlanta's, so the airports need crosswind runways, which makes it harder to squeeze in as many runways on a site. But clearly a lot of JFK's space is poorly used. One difference with Atlanta is that in the late 70s, they m...
Jump to postOf course my plans aren't feasible, but they really would be nice. Even a little bit of relief would be appreciated. I never knew that JFK's site is the size of ATL. That is basically the epitomy of New York mismanagement lol. I shouldn't be surprised, but I am shocked and scared. I mean, how waste...
Jump to postYour proposed plans would certainly improve things quite a bit, but as you know most of them are fairly unlikely. For the medium term, the two runway plans that have had some semi-serious discussion are a third close parallel runway to the west of the existing runways at Newark, and another 4/22 to...
Jump to post[strike] I don't understand [/strike] someone unfamiliar with NYC-area politics might wonder why instead of having the PA build stand-alone independent systems, they didn't just have the MTA build a LIRR spur just west of Jamaica that looped around the terminals, a la SEPTA in Philly. They could us...
Jump to postI can never understand why the Port authority wouldn't just initially build the terminal with 45 gates????? Even if it costs a little bit more now, it will cost billions more in 10 years when the capacity is sorely needed. This just does not make sense to me ever with the Port authority. Also, don'...
Jump to postYes Terminal A is going to be replaced. 33 (expandable to 45) gates, common-use (CUTE gates but counter space as well). The new footprint is basically along the airport's southwestern flank where UPS and the post office are now, and will apparently utilize the existing airtrain station for the sout...
Jump to postI don't see where they're looking to expand though, because I don't think they will risk adding an Asia flight, :( and for Europe they will only be able to add to markets that are already served because Delta won't risk trying a new destination. I do not see JB starting any TATL flights in the next...
Jump to postWhat I am saying is that DL may serve the major markets, but there are small cities throughout the country, even within the PNW, that are not served by DL. There are connections, but a hub must serve the small markets within its region, no doubt in my mind. And the major markets have many other opt...
Jump to postBut you just went off the wagon with your "rip people off and greedy corporation comment" not sure what your agenda is but that doesn't add value to the conversation. How is that going off the wagon?!?!?!?!?! It is stating the obvious. Corporations are greedy to appeal to their investors....
Jump to postHow is that false? It clearly means 2 hours flight time. Then they need to adjust their arrival and departure times from ATL to the upper Northeast. You can't have it both ways pad arrival times for better onetime performance and then claim a city is 2 hours away and schedule 2.5 hours or 3.00 flyi...
Jump to postIt would be pretty odd to have an airline that large with only coastal concentrations. You’d get some of the usual economies of scale, but not much network synergy. Yes, it would be odd. I do think it could work, though. Many business travelers spend most of their time between the coasts, SEA, LAX,...
Jump to post[list=][/list] Not going to happen anytime soon. None of the three airlines can afford each other at this time. I am not asking if it's feasible, but whether it would work well and make sense? If money were no issue, would these three airlines complement each other nicely? I think they very well wou...
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