LHUSA wrote:When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
janders wrote:LHUSA wrote:When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
Hawaiian Air still does
Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
adamblang wrote:Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
On the other hand, United has a network of 200 cities in the US to feed the flight.
AEROFAN wrote:What is PPT?
LHUSA wrote:UA’s inaugural 3-weekly SFO-PPT flight departed this afternoon with a very healthy load (no doubt some press on board) operated by 787-8. Exciting news that the route will now be year-round - originally announced as seasonal.
When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
LHUSA wrote:UA’s inaugural 3-weekly SFO-PPT flight departed this afternoon with a very healthy load (no doubt some press on board) operated by 787-8. Exciting news that the route will now be year-round - originally announced as seasonal.
caliboy93 wrote:Does Tahiti count as it's own nation, or part of France?
spinkid wrote:AEROFAN wrote:What is PPT?
4 of your answered this!!!
simpv wrote:Congrats to UA--it is a great route, and I hope it is a success!
Though how will this impact AF or TN? It must be driving down yields, since as of earlier this year they had a monopoly.
caliboy93 wrote:Does Tahiti count as it's own nation, or part of France?
TWA902fly wrote:Out of curiosity, is United allowed to sell CDG-SFO-PPT? or is that 100% cabotage (with PPT being France), and thus prohibited by France?
The connection works out alright in both directions, although it's a 6 hour layover on the return;
UA984 CDG-SFO 0910-1245
UA115 SFO-PPT 1400-1940
UAL114 PPT-SFO 2240-0945+1
UAL990 SFO-CDG 1540-1015+1
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Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
Dragonlionting wrote:I don’t think this route will do well. FrenchBee already has ultra low cost flights on the same route and with a connection to Orly, these flights are mostly full. But United is way more expensive and only picks up on American traffic.
a/c dxer wrote:AEROFAN wrote:What is PPT?
Papeete Tahiti.
Deltabravo1123 wrote:I can't speak for everyone, but it seems as though many more people that I know have only heard of Tahiti and the surrounding islands in the more recent years, since ~2010 I would say. Of course, it always was a popular vacation destination, but with social media and advertising being more prevalent than ever before, exotic tropical destinations as such are being considered much more nowadays than previously. Personally I had never heard of Tahiti until I was in late middle/early high school. Now my 7 year old cousin already has it on her vacation destination radar lol
tpaewr wrote:It was ironically Continental
Aesma wrote:Deltabravo1123 wrote:I can't speak for everyone, but it seems as though many more people that I know have only heard of Tahiti and the surrounding islands in the more recent years, since ~2010 I would say. Of course, it always was a popular vacation destination, but with social media and advertising being more prevalent than ever before, exotic tropical destinations as such are being considered much more nowadays than previously. Personally I had never heard of Tahiti until I was in late middle/early high school. Now my 7 year old cousin already has it on her vacation destination radar lol
What about Bora Bora ?
BNORD1 wrote:Great location for Polynesian history, Gauguin museum (island of Tahiti), very clear waters for diving, great white sand beaches. Main Islands of Tahiti, Moorea, Raitea, Bora Bora and Huahine.
LHUSA wrote:UA’s inaugural 3-weekly SFO-PPT flight departed this afternoon with a very healthy load (no doubt some press on board) operated by 787-8. Exciting news that the route will now be year-round - originally announced as seasonal.
When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
jumbojet wrote:LHUSA wrote:UA’s inaugural 3-weekly SFO-PPT flight departed this afternoon with a very healthy load (no doubt some press on board) operated by 787-8. Exciting news that the route will now be year-round - originally announced as seasonal.
When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
Doesnt mean anything, route can get cut just as quick as it was added. UA is famous for that. Besides, this will be a great route for UA to take miles off of its books. I bet this will be a very popular route for folks to burn those unites miles on. So, just to clarify, its still just 3x week or did it also go daily year round?
mercure1 wrote:Bon chance, but terrible flight times.
The tourism partners here have tried to persuade them to offer a schedule that would avoid mandatory overnight for clients seeking transit to other islands. By the time flight arrives its too late to make island connections. Even the ferry to nearby Moorea is not possible.
caliboy93 wrote:Does Tahiti count as it's own nation, or part of France?
caliboy93 wrote:So is FrenchBee's CDG-PPT via SFO the only domestic route in the world with a layover in another country?
mercure1 wrote:Bon chance, but terrible flight times.
The tourism partners here have tried to persuade them to offer a schedule that would avoid mandatory overnight for clients seeking transit to other islands. By the time flight arrives its too late to make island connections. Even the ferry to nearby Moorea is not possible.
For airlines, yes HA continues to serve PPT.
Formerly have had Continental, Pan Am, plus the many charter operations on companies like ATA, Hawaiian Air, World, and even UA 747 from LAX.
Flighty wrote:Fun fact, HP/US thought about doing PHX-PPT in the 2000s when they launched Hawaii.
jumbojet wrote:LHUSA wrote:UA’s inaugural 3-weekly SFO-PPT flight departed this afternoon with a very healthy load (no doubt some press on board) operated by 787-8. Exciting news that the route will now be year-round - originally announced as seasonal.
When was the last time a US airline served PPT? (If at all)
Doesnt mean anything, route can get cut just as quick as it was added. UA is famous for that. Besides, this will be a great route for UA to take miles off of its books. I bet this will be a very popular route for folks to burn those unites miles on. So, just to clarify, its still just 3x week or did it also go daily year round?