Your longest Discontinued flights

Boeing757100 · Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:56 pm

leader1 wrote:
JFK-HKG on UA in 2000. Remember that one? Probably not because it only lasted a few months!

It was on a 747-400 right?

leader1 · Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:17 am

Boeing757100 wrote:
leader1 wrote:
JFK-HKG on UA in 2000. Remember that one? Probably not because it only lasted a few months!

It was on a 747-400 right?

That’s right! And they weren’t allowed to fill the plane because of weight restrictions.

AirKevin · Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:54 am

I don't think any of the routes I've flown on were outright discontinued altogether, but as far as specific airlines discontinuing them, the longest would have to be JFK-NRT on Northwest and American, along with the reverser on American and United. The only other one on the list for me would be NRT to TPE and vice versa on Northwest and United.

KPTKRampy · Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:03 pm

Delta’s MUC-DTW flight on the Boeing 777-200LR, this was back when the new D1 cabin was introduced on the 777’s. I was 14 at the time. It honestly felt like flying emirates first but on an American carrier.

yukisaviation · Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:13 am

DTW-NGO-DTW on a 744 and later an a332, one of my most, if not the flight ive traveled on most frequently. Unfortunately it was permanently suspended earlier this year. I was actually able to take a few photos of the final flight passing over my house, which im really glad I got to do because I have so many memories from that flight.

bfitzflyer · Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:46 am

ORD-SEL on NW early 80s

fessor · Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:34 am

TG BKK to LAX

alex0easy · Fri Apr 14, 2023 3:38 pm

SHA-LAX on MU MD-11.
This was before PVG was built and all long haul flights to/from Shanghai moved there, so I guess it's not coming back.

maps4ltd · Sat Apr 15, 2023 3:54 am

DFW-HKG on AA. 777-300ER. Also my longest flight.

yukisaviation · Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:19 pm

KPTKRampy wrote:
Delta’s MUC-DTW flight on the Boeing 777-200LR, this was back when the new D1 cabin was introduced on the 777’s. I was 14 at the time. It honestly felt like flying emirates first but on an American carrier.

Good news, it seems to back in service, but operated by a 764

Fiver · Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:52 pm

I flew LGW - OAK on BA in 2017. That route didn’t last too long

IAHFLYR · Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:05 pm

IAH-OGG on CO was great back in 2002. B764 less than two years old, great lie flat seats in row 1, outstanding service from the IAH based crew. :bigthumbsup:

Sure do miss that non-stop to avoid HNL on the old domestic dog UAL put on the IAH-HNL route these days. :sorry:

AMP44 · Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:12 am

DXB-IAH on a UA B77E (N786UA) in 2014. They dropped the route in January 2016.

Nearly missed the flight. Was "connecting" in DXB. After landing in DXB, I got told I needed a visa to transit landside (work booked the flights - FZ to UA in a self connection that I didn't know or bothered checking). After 3 hours stranded at immigration without any way of communicating back home and my credit card not working, a flight from India arrived, managed to get hold of my bank via WhatsApp and explained what happened, and they magically made my card work. I ended up paying $300+ for a visa, run to the other terminal just to be told I was (very) late.

After a long explanation of what happened, the manager going off to speak to someone. He comes back and said the flight was delayed because of a US bombing somewhere in the Middle East so I was ok to check in and fly.

Work apologised and paid me back the visa cost. Partly their fault, partly my fault. Oh well!

AirKevin · Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:18 am

AMP44 wrote:
DXB-IAH on a UA B77E (N786UA) in 2014.

I flew on that plane back in 2006, although it was operating UA885 from SFO to KIX. Today, the route still runs as UA35, and UA885 runs FCO to IAD.

n92r03 · Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:02 pm

EWR-HKG on CO/UA although I assume it will resume at some point.

BoeingERJ1000 · Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:58 am

MAD-PHL. It hasn't been discontinued yet, but it will be in May and June due to 787 delivery delays.

winGl3t · Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:53 pm

GRU-AUH-GRU on Eithad A340-600

EZE-SYD-EZE on Qantas 747-400ER

GRU-LAX-GRU on both Varig MD-11 and AA 777-200. Latam will bring back the route later this year.

GRU-BCN-GRU on Singapore Airlines 77W. Route is still flown by Latam also with 77W, but SQ is long gone from Brazil

SSA-FRA-SSA on Condor 767-300

GRU-DTW-GRU on DL 767-300ER and A330-200

JFK-VCP on AA 767-300ER

allison513 · Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:08 am

BKK-JFK on TG in 2008. I think the flight was 17.5 or 18 hours long.

allison513 · Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:10 am

BKK-JFK on TG in 2008. I think the flight was 17.5 or 18 hours long.

SumChristianus · Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:18 pm

Just the 231 NM ORD-IMT on a UA/Great Lakes (ZK) B1900 back in 2003. My, then very very young self supposedly was talking all the time about how he "wanted more bumps"

The IMT EAS contract went from ZK / ORD to Midwest Connect / MKE around 2004/05 to DL/OO with a mix of DTW/MSP and various tags by 2009 (?). Given DL's faster reduction of 50 seaters than UA, IMT might end up going back to UA / ORD in the future

rainaviation2 · Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:06 pm

Delta MSP-FCO

Operated for one singular summer a few years back on the 764.

Cxtl1na · Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:32 pm

this is fun!

QF SYD-AKL-EZE B744 early 2000s
AR SYD-AKL-EZE A342 early 2000s
BA SCL-GIG-LHR B744 early 2000s
BA LHR-BKK-SYD B744 between 1998-2004
LA SCL-IPC-PPT B763 1997, my first flight ever! i was 2 months old. I hope IPC-PPT returns one day, contrary to popular belief this flight served islanders more than tourists! today they cant visit their families unless.. IPC->SCL-AKL>-PPT or IPC-SCL-LAX-PPT sheezus...
QF PPT-AKL-SYD B762?B763?B743? 1997, last leg of the flight
LA SCL-MAD-FRA A343 in 2006
QF SYD-BKK-LHR B744 between 1998-2004
AA JFK-BRU B762 in 2008 , cancelled a few years later and restarted via PHL
AA BRU-PHL B757 in 2014 or 15, flight cancelled after the 2016 brussels terrorist attacks
ET GRU-LFW-ADD B788 in 2015ish i dunno, i was 17, today it's a nonstop GRU-ADD
KLM AMS-SCL B772 , during the panini KLM flew weekly nonstop to SCL

TWA772LR · Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:32 am

HKG-DUB on a Cathay Pacific A350
Next would be IAH-LGW-IAH on Continental 777s.

jb1087xna · Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:13 am

PIT-CDG on US in 2022 on an old 762.

hpff · Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:07 pm

MEL-SFO, though I assume that'll come back in the next couple years.

My favourite discontinued route, though, was TUS-MCI on ExpressJet. That fast little jet went out full and that route will probably never be flown again

TWA772LR · Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:42 am

hpff wrote:
MEL-SFO, though I assume that'll come back in the next couple years.

My favourite discontinued route, though, was TUS-MCI on ExpressJet. That fast little jet went out full and that route will probably never be flown again

Isn't UA flying SFO-MEL now?

TWA772LR · Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:44 am

hpff wrote:
MEL-SFO, though I assume that'll come back in the next couple years.

My favourite discontinued route, though, was TUS-MCI on ExpressJet. That fast little jet went out full and that route will probably never be flown again

I hope true regionals like that return some day.

EIDWDUB · Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:27 am

DUB - HGK with Cathay on their A350 @ 11hrs and 13 mins. Was also the longest route out of Dublin I believe at the time. Was quite a nice flight tbh and was also full from what I could tell.

hpff · Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:46 pm

TWA772LR wrote:
hpff wrote:
MEL-SFO, though I assume that'll come back in the next couple years.

My favourite discontinued route, though, was TUS-MCI on ExpressJet. That fast little jet went out full and that route will probably never be flown again

Isn't UA flying SFO-MEL now?

Oh, yes. Just looked at Qantas. My mistake!

Q · Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:22 pm

today no more LHR-DRW Qantas 787 recently flew in a short time running to DRW stopovers then to SYD.

Q

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rt23456p · Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:28 pm

CAN-HEL on AY, no chance to come back until the Finns will fly through Russia again
CTU-TNA-LAX on 3U, dependent on how much TNA is able to subsidize the flight and also China-US relations
PEK-YVR on CA might be back soon if the China-Canada relation is improving in the slightest.

bergkampsticket · Tue May 02, 2023 11:12 pm

DFW - LGW on BA.

M901 · Thu May 04, 2023 2:21 am

Northwest Flight 29, Detroit / DTW - Seoul Gimpo / SEL / GMP

23463245613 · Fri May 05, 2023 12:17 am

JFK-JNB. I got the last seat on standby. Loooooong flight in economy but thank you to SAA for the ride, nice folks.

JDub · Fri May 05, 2023 10:27 am

Ryan Air international L1011. DFW-HNL with a tech stop in ONT. Shut down a month later for shoddy maintence. Might not count charter alrline.

America West B742 " Bird of Paradise" PHX -HNL. Only ride on a 747, remember a 8 he delay.

twicearound · Fri May 05, 2023 4:31 pm

DTW-HKG

GBNLY · Sat May 06, 2023 2:04 am

DOH-AKL, 9032 miles.

BoeingERJ1000 · Sat May 06, 2023 7:58 am

BoeingERJ1000 wrote:
MAD-PHL. It hasn't been discontinued yet, but it will be in May and June due to 787 delivery delays.

Forgot to mention that this route was operated by an A330-300 when I flew on it back in 2017. Post-covid this is (was) a 788 route.

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