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Old 02-18-2019, 10:29 PM
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I usually travel to the Philippines a couple times a year and I am wondering why United does operate a West Coast from LAX or SFO nonstop Manila? I understand ex CAL Micronesia has some agreement between Guam to Manila however those flights are usually oversold, I cannot understand why United who operates that base, and those routes, cannot start a West Coast to Manila? What are the formal or informal agreemens and how long do they last? I think United would do very well with Dreamliner service between LAX/SFO and MNL. Philippine Airlines is the only one that currently operates that route.
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I usually travel to the Philippines a couple times a year and I am wondering why United does operate a West Coast from LAX or SFO nonstop Manila? I understand ex CAL Micronesia has some agreement between Guam to Manila however those flights are usually oversold, I cannot understand why United who operates that base, and those routes, cannot start a West Coast to Manila? What are the formal or informal agreemens and how long do they last? I think United would do very well with Dreamliner service between LAX/SFO and MNL. Philippine Airlines is the only one that currently operates that route.
Simple answer? Low yields!
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BNE, BKK and even SGN are more likely TPAC adds than MNL. as well as competing on LAX-HKG once the 789 is polaris’d.
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Why would any airline add service to a city with low yields and that doesn't meet ICAO security standards?
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