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clear2takeoff
Hello... We are considering a move to RNO and are watching the flights to-from SFO recently to get an idea of the commute. Planning on flying vs driving as much as possible and willing to buy the discount tickets if jump-seating is as difficult as it's been mentioned. My main question at this point is that we've seen a few cancelations recently (mostly cited to crew availability)... Is that a common occurrence? Any projections/insights on the number of flights on UAL metal per day? Seasonal variability? Right now I'm mostly seeing 3-4 flights per day, with 1 or 2 of them mainline. TIA
I would never want to predict what plans United has for Skymess out of RNO. Your estimation is about right at present. For some reason they’ve been canceling most of the late afternoon flights. Crew availability seems plausible but I’ve been pulled off two flights recently because of “temperature” (pretty sure that meant density altitude issues but who knows). Southwest to OAK and SJC are much more reliable but they cut back to one a day since COVID. And Uber to SFO is getting pricey. It is nice to always have the backup of driving but be prepared to use it. A lot. That or the magic words “California Sick”.