CO to join Star

[US AIRWAYS FAN]

Thought I read or heard that as part of the "Changing the Way We Do Business" campaign they were cutting back pretty significantly at DCA?

That would be very stupid of them. They have a good hold on DCA. Where is that article. I want to see it because if they are doing that....that would be the stupidest move ever. But heck, look who were talking about.....SandCastle.

 

[YVINTERN]

That would be very stupid of them. They have a good hold on DCA. Where is that article. I want to see it because if they are doing that....that would be the stupidest move ever. But heck, look who were talking about.....SandCastle.

Just talked to someone in Flight Ops...DCA & LGA should be safe due to Slots, also was verified by someone else.

 

[Travelpro72]

If PHL is such a great city for local traffic, the admission of Star shouldn't matter. Now passengers will have TWO choice shiittholes to fly out of in the Norheast.

I guess you assume that the millions that live in the Carolina's will just hop up to EWR or IAH to go to Florida? If UA abandons US in the south, they have only given their business to Delta, Airtrans, and SWA. As much as many of you hate CLT, they serve a region of the country that neither CAL or UAUA fully serve...the southeast U.S.

LH apparently doesn't view the same doom and gloom as everyone here concerning US and more specifically, CLT. And it ain't because of local traffic.

LH A340-600 to CLT

USA Today

Since you quoted me darling and conveniently missed the part I mentioned about CLT I'll add it for you now. I'm sure US has many other tiny cities out of CLT than say CO from IAH but c'mon. I don't care how Tempe tries to spin it you KNOOOOOOW they are a poopin the panties over this.

 

[rvolkcpa]

I don't care how Tempe tries to spin it you KNOOOOOOW they are a poopin the panties over this.

Since it will take a year or so for CO to leave SkyTeam and join STAR, that gives US management a good opportunity to improve the little things that irritate its best passengers, including those from United who occasionally fly on US because of code-shares and STAR.

I think most US Aviation members would do this if they were running US. Trying to win back high yield passengers (and preventing more from defecting) should generate more revenue than nickeling and dimeing everyone.

 

[rvolkcpa]

US Airways now has a code-share pact with *Alliance member Air China:


US Airways signs codeshare pact with Air China
By Wallace Witkowski
Last update: 10:07 a.m. EDT June 23, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) said Monday it signed a codeshare agreement with Air China. Under the agreement, there will be a US Airways code on Air China service to Beijing from Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City's JFK Airport, and an Air China code on US Airways flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Phoenix, Las Vegas, Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

 

[signals]

US Airways isn't going anywhere as far as Star is concern. LH just started bringing in the A340-600 to CLT. Why? They see the CLT hub as a great hub for them to connect their passengers into the US and the demand is there.

A far as incompetent, that road runs both ways.

I think somebody said that but good point! Also the Air China thingy...Didn't Air China just join the SA?

 

[700UW]

Not, that is why LH has the A340-600 on the CLT-MUC run capturing all the US feed into their flights, not originating passengers.