WHEW!!!! Dodged a bullet.
03-11-2021, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville
Back in the 80s and 90s, US airlines routinely flew domestic wide bodies on shorter routes, like 747/DC10/777 between Chicago and Miami or L1011/767 between ATL and BOS. Delta flew 767s DTW-ATL right up to 9/11, and 767/777 ATL to almost every city in Florida through the 2000s. I guess what's old is new again. "The Points Guy" may be too young to remember this.
03-12-2021, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by nene
In college, the last years before the demise of Eastern, I flew a few times from SEA-PDX and PDX-SEA on a 747! (and it was $50 R/T to boot). It was actually a flt that went MIA-PDX-SEA and then reversed course for the evening/overnight return. Worked great getting to/from college as was actually cheaper than train or bus and took less time.
03-12-2021, 09:03 AM
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03-12-2021, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by nene
In college, the last years before the demise of Eastern, I flew a few times from SEA-PDX and PDX-SEA on a 747! (and it was $50 R/T to boot). It was actually a flt that went MIA-PDX-SEA and then reversed course for the evening/overnight return. Worked great getting to/from college as was actually cheaper than train or bus and took less time.
03-12-2021, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville
EAL only flew 747s in '71- '72, 3 of them they leased from PAA, so that's interesting. Also, $50 in 1972 is $312 today.
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