550 flying in EWR
11-15-2021, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilotchute
Anyone claiming to have had no trouble commuting between IAH and EWR this past summer must have been doing it on Fedex!
11-16-2021, 03:13 PM
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But WHY do people fly from one UA hub to another besides Commuting/family/Travel? Most if not all UA Hubs have international travel so not sure why 150+ people wanna go EWR to ORD unless they are commuters or the best deal they could find was Fly to ewr THEN to their international destination.
11-16-2021, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FAR121
But WHY do people fly from one UA hub to another besides Commuting/family/Travel? Most if not all UA Hubs have international travel so not sure why 150+ people wanna go EWR to ORD unless they are commuters or the best deal they could find was Fly to ewr THEN to their international destination.
11-16-2021, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Hedley
New York City and Chicago are the number 1 and 3 largest cities in the country. Houston is number 4. It’s hard to understand why there would be high demand for travel between the largest population centers in a country. 🤔
11-16-2021, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cornerpocket
That's a fair point. How about competition with other commuters?
11-16-2021, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilotchute
Ah I see KirillTheThrill is posting on multiple threads again. I had to commute between IAH and EWR over the summer and it was tough cause nearly all flights oversold. In expectation of being banned Kirill is a douche.
11-17-2021, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Hedley
There is a large number of hub to hub commuters, especially from more senior to junior bases. A significant number of very senior pilots living in midwest hubs commute to the coast so that they can hold widebody seats or gain seniority. Others commute to go after better flying. For example, the 787 in IAH is extremely senior and doesn’t go very many places, but someone that can’t even get an award in IAH can hold a line in SFO. DEN-SFO is another heavy commuter route with people chasing seniority, better flying, and the heavies. On the previous vacancy, the bottom 737 captain in IAH would be 48% in SFO. Commuting stinks and hub to hub is tough with lots of competition, but there are also lots of flights. It can be done, but a regional pilot commuting on United metal hub to hub could be in for a rough experience.
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