This is an exciting addition for PDX. Yes, LHR has already been served by DL, but with no connectivity on either end. PDX has needed another link to a strong European hub that can offer strong connecting options to Europe, the Middle East, and beyond, and this will do nicely. It's also nice to see a...
Jump to postBottled water didn't even really become a thing in the US until the mid to late 1990s when bottling companies made it trendy through a marketing campaign. Somehow we survived prior to then, and we will survive again without plastic water bottles. In the scheme of things, yes, this won't make any sor...
Jump to postANA787 wrote:Any chance DL or KE will start PDX-ICN?
Yes, they do vary quite a bit. It isn't unusual, for example, for a route like LHR-FRA to be 50% or more business class on a Monday morning flight. It also isn't unusual for beach / holiday destinations or other non-business markets to only have 1-2 rows of business (catering primarily to long-haul ...
Jump to postHave you ever seen a map? DFW is totally out of the way for most of the country. ORD is a much larger metro area in its own right, and is a very convenient location for connections from the entire Eastern part of the US. DFW is out of the way unless you're connecting from the SE or Texas (not exactl...
Jump to postThe discussion of whether to build a third runway at SEA (at the tune of $1B) vs. building a new/second regional airport was settled in the 90s. No new airport will be built anywhere near the Puget Sound metro area in our life times. But that doesn't mean there aren't other options that could, toget...
Jump to postDFW was always a less important hub for DL than ATL/CVG/SLC at the time. Pre-bankruptcy in the mid-2000s, DL had a much smaller international footprint that centered on ATL, select flights out of JFK as a holdover from the PanAm days, and 1-2 flights from CVG. SkyTeam was in its infancy and DL didn'...
Jump to postIt's now served by NH, which is a UA joint venture partner.
Jump to postI think joining OW would be a smart move by AS. They've become more and more isolated as DL has ramped up in SEA and there have been some big losses to the FF program (DL, AF/KL, AM, etc.). AS missed the boat over the past few decades when they failed to build a longhaul network. This would be the n...
Jump to postUnited is on the up. The airline is doing well operationally and is in the midst of a huge international expansion, and arguably has the best international network of the US3. Clearly the turnaround plan is working and the toxic history of Smisek & Co. is starting to fade. There's still work to ...
Jump to postYou have to remember that SK served SEA for approximately 40 years with very limited competition. Throughout most of the 80s/90s, SK and BA were the only nonstop flights between SEA and large European hubs (UA also offered LHR for awhile, but without many connections beyond LHR). In the late 1990s, ...
Jump to postFirst of all BRU is a much smaller hub than the others you mention. LHR, CDG, AMS, and FRA are the busiest airports in Europe; BRU is a bit further down the list. BRU is not a major connecting hub for flights within Europe, but rather more of a niche hub to destinations in Africa. Most O&D traff...
Jump to postUnited is losing customers. Their service and employee treatment of paying passengers is awful. People are realizing other airlines are more customer friendly and as such United is losing passengers. I only flew United up until its merger and after that customer service is awful. They have cut back...
Jump to postI'll never understand how we are any safer answering these questions. Every pax going to the US has gone through the same security as the passengers heading elsewhere. Thus, regardless of the 'interview', they've been through security. What's more, as the passengers are all mixing within the termina...
Jump to postAt least at AMS, DL is the only one with this setup. No similar process on KLM. Security theater and nothing else.
Jump to postEek! That stinks Delta is leaving Hong Kong. Do you think United will pull out of Osaka once Delta starts its flights? This will be the third time that DL/NW flies SEA-KIX. Let's see if it sticks this time. The flights have historically had great loads but low yields... and KIX is an expensive airp...
Jump to postDL's hub network is much less conducive to experimenting in China than UA's is (or even AA). SFO and LAX are the premiere US gateways to Asia, and UA has even struggled out of its powerhouse SFO hub and with smaller planes. No way DL could be successful from SEA or DTW at this stage - the markets ar...
Jump to postPrioritized updating the website and app - as a result United has by far the best website and app. Did he? The home page looks better, and no doubt it's certainly functional. But some parts of it look and work like the old CO site. With all of its old annoying quirks. It may not be as pretty as the...
Jump to postGlad to see this come to fruition, and not a surprise at all. AS is actually quite weak with its European partnerships, so this helps mitigate the loss of AF/DL/KL somewhat. Aer Lingus has a decent longhaul business product, although the lack of an intra-EU business class offering weakens it somewha...
Jump to postTo paraphrase Stephen Colbert, it’s surprising that the NRA even wants anything to do with Delta given that they have an age requirement (to fly solo), require use of ID, enforce a minimum drinking age, require searches of your personal property, and enforce a whole other set of Liberty-limiting rul...
Jump to postSo, he won't support Delta anymore until Delta gives special privileges to a political group?
Jump to post[quote="tphuang"][quote="JetBuddy"][quote="rwsea"] I have no clue which part of Manhattan rwsea is talking about, but I'm normally able to get to midtown from JFK in under 60 minutes. And to midtown, it's 75 minutes from JFK airport via airtrain. During less busy hours,...
Jump to postI've been converted into an EWR believer. My last two trips to NY I stayed in midtown. The first trip I used JFK, and it was over 90 minutes each way to the airport via Uber. Just getting across Manhattan and into Brooklyn added 45 minutes to the trip. EWR on the other hand was 30 mins each way. I k...
Jump to postDelta recently put out tighter restrictions regarding 'emotional support animals'. Hopefully the rest of the US airlines will follow in short order. Somehow this is only a problem in the US.
Jump to postThis makes 8 states with full marijuana legalization and 29 states with at least medicinal marijuana. At the pace legalized marijuana is being accepted, I wouldn't be surprised if it's legal in some form in all states within 10 years (I think even the Bible Belt will come around when they see the r...
Jump to postReno is a tough market for air travel. SEA/PDX frequencies on QX are limited and on crappy aircraft. I've also traveled there from the Bay Area and fares/options are ridiculous (UA flights operated by SkyWest that cost $500-600 r/t, or the 1-daily frequency on QX out of SJC that leaves at like 10pm)...
Jump to postNews reports today said the engineer did have a 2nd person, a trainee, in the cab with them at the time of the crash. It may have distracted him from watching for the speed signs and compounded by this section new to them. I think it will end up being much of what you stated above. Besides possibly...
Jump to postDL already tried adding DeltaOne (then Business Elite) service to SEA and it didn't work. Other than Jetblue adding Mint, what makes DL think they will be successful this time?
Jump to postThe rich get richer. SEA has an insane amount of European service for its seize and economy. At some point that bubble has to start leaking. Why? As of 2015, Seattle was the 12th largest economy in the US and has been growing rapidly. They have ~9 European destinations (including the seasonal-only ...
Jump to postNice add for EI and for SEA. I know that there's quite a bit of Microsoft presence in Ireland so I'm sure that will help bolster the flight. Let's hope that AS adds EI as a partner.
Jump to postraylee67 wrote:Either the flights will go empty, or Iceland is going to be swamped with tourists
WAW is a large city but it's not a large business market from the US, nor is it a tourist destination.
Jump to postI don't think AS needs a traditional connecting hub on the east coast. That said, I think a focus city would make sense from an operational perspective. Most of the AS routes to the east coast today turn around and immediately head back west. This results in less than optimal flight times in some ca...
Jump to postHow is it Southwest can do so well as a company, while having the best (more restrictive for the company) pilot scope, highest compensation and tightest work rules for FAs, AND no interline agreements or red-eyes???? It seems as a airline their hands are tied in ways that are not for other airlines...
Jump to postIt has something to do with their reservation system from what I’ve read on this forum (take that with a grain of salt as this forum says many things). West coast to DAL / MDW / BWI, etc. make sense. And when HI starts, more red-eyes would work. California is too close to DAL for Southwest to do an...
Jump to postProbably one of the Alaska Airline pacific hubs. Having a hub at each of SEA, PDX, SFO, and LAX all going up and down the coast seems redundant. Not sure which they’d drop though. Maybe they're redundant if you believe in the old model where everyone connects through a hub to go everywhere. AS has ...
Jump to postWhile I agree that OP is a little overly enthusiastic about his favorite airline, please stick to the topic and cut out the personal attacks. What's most ridiculous is Delta's overzealous marketing department that decided this was worthy of a press-release. Maybe they were hoping people hear about ...
Jump to postWith Kirby's focus being domestic flying, I would expect them to beef up that first at LAX to give UA a more appealing and pertinent schedule offering. Top 10 O&Ds from LAX are: NYC, SFO, CHI, SEA, DC, DFW, HNL, LAS, BOS, MIA/FLL, there is good room for them to grow frequency and even add new m...
Jump to postNichCage wrote:I find it kind of strange why Finnair considered SFO before LAX. Otherwise, I think LAX would be a nice addition to the AY network.
[/quote] I don't know if it's possible for you guy's in the US but I usually book my AMS-PDX flights through AF and KLM it's much cheaper than DL.[/quote] Tickets tend to be much more expensive when bought in the US. Europe-US-Europe routings are often significantly cheaper than US-Europe-US. I've b...
Jump to postGlad to see Icelandair increase service to the Pacific Northwest. Like BlatantEcho, I am an AS loyalist and now tend to avoid DL, especially given their outrageous pricing on direct flights to AMS. I just hope that FI can improve the reliability issues - KEF has become increasingly congested and the...
Jump to postYou will not have to clear security when arriving from MAN. You will just walk to your next gate. If you are returning via the same routing, you will probably have to clear security. Pax from the EU, US, Canada and other certain countries don't have to reclear security when connecting. You do have t...
Jump to postUA has many narrowbody flights to Mexico in the international terminal. These often turn to domestic destinations after arrival from Mexico. There are also often widebody domestic turn flights. Not uncommon at all to arrive/depart from the international terminal on UA when flying domestically. As me...
Jump to postI recently had a chance last month to visit PAE and do the Boeing tour. I never saw any Alaska aircraft coming or departing in the three-four hours I was there. Furthermore, looking at this Google earth shot I can't even see what would be used as a commercial airline terminal. Where do AS and soon ...
Jump to postI think there is definitely a market for some commercial air out of PAE. I for one am excited about the opportunity, even if there is a slight premium. I would sooner fly out of PAE if there is an opportunity, rather than trudge down to SEA on I-405. For the record, I am in east Snohomish county. H...
Jump to postI recently had a chance last month to visit PAE and do the Boeing tour. I never saw any Alaska aircraft coming or departing in the three-four hours I was there. Furthermore, looking at this Google earth shot I can't even see what would be used as a commercial airline terminal. Where do AS and soon ...
Jump to postSounds like this lady was sheepish and afraid to be more assertive at the time; afraid of confrontation. She had paid for two seats and had two boarding passes, there's no reason she should have just sat there and given it away, then deciding to sue later. Why was it so difficult to call over a FA a...
Jump to postI flew Club Europe from LHR to HEL last year and was thoroughly disappointed. Terminal 3 was an awful experience. Probably the worst business lounge at a hub airport that I've ever seen. Onboard the seat pitch was extremely tight and the 'meal' was terrible - wilted lettuce salad with a tiny chicken...
Jump to postLooks like Portland was lucky to get Delta to LHR. I'd still prefer BA. Yes the inflight product is lacking, but it's not significantly worse than DL. And, BA offers lots of connecting options whereas DL offers none. DL's flight to AMS is very expensive because it's often the fastest and most conve...
Jump to posthttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40680500 I suspect the reason for the ban may lay in possible action against NK by the US and allies after August. Remove possible hostages/human shields long before the event. Lets see in Japan and others follow a similar path. I think the US government is tired ...
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