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Old 03-28-2025 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by coast in
Probably going to need to spread our wings to some odd and unfamiliar routes soon. Maybe time to try something new and learn some new tricks.
You mean like Greenland and Mongolia and all the other stuff we’re already adding this summer? I don’t think there’s an airline out there today that’s more willing to take a few risks than UAL.
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Old 03-28-2025 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ripinpeace
Emirates is apart of no alliance and no JV. The ME3 in general are like this. They use a diluted codeshare with United as long as a EK ticket alongside a United operated flight and that’s it.

With more planes and crews I imagine any carrier could dominate any market, at least I’d hope
True however, we do have a partnership with Emirates. We could expand the partnership with them in MCO to make traveling to Dubai seamless for UA pax and vise versa
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Old 03-29-2025 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CAirBear
I will never understand why the hell we are not flying at least ONE flight a day (a very easy turn for crew) MCO-SJU.

Look, when literally every single competitor - Jet Blue, Southwest, Spirit and Frontier are all heading there (all multiple times a day each) it’s kind of a clue.
Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican? They really shouldn't be grouped together anyway, but they are similar in that both are largely that third often overlooked sector that isn't business or pleasure rather what JetBlue calls VFR - (Visiting Friends and Relatives)
We are kind of like a high end shopping mall competing with Target, Wall Mart and the Dollar Store for customers who look first at the number on the tag.

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A lot of people would love to be on a legacy rather than a LCC/ULCC
IKR I'd love to drive an X5 and have everyone see me in it, but my Santa Fe gets the job done.

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Old 03-29-2025 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 11atsomto
Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican?.
Tony Hinchcliffe said it best…
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Old 03-30-2025 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 11atsomto
Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican? They really shouldn't be grouped together anyway, but they are similar in that both are largely that third often overlooked sector that isn't business or pleasure rather what JetBlue calls VFR - (Visiting Friends and Relatives)
We are kind of like a high end shopping mall competing with Target, Wall Mart and the Dollar Store for customers who look first at the number on the tag.



IKR I'd love to drive an X5 and have everyone see me in it, but my Santa Fe gets the job done.
We did a good job squeezing the ULCC/LCC in the FL market. I bet we can do the same in SJU.

Buy the X5, be an airline pilot
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Old 03-30-2025 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
We did a good job squeezing the ULCC/LCC in the FL market. I bet we can do the same in SJU.

Buy the X5, be an airline pilot
why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.
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Old 03-30-2025 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TFAYD
why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.
we should do both.
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Old 03-31-2025 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TFAYD
why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.
Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways
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Old 04-01-2025 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways
That still assumes that the “juice is worth the squeeze”. There may just be more juice elsewhere, e.g. becoming more dominant in DEN

I get the sense that our network team knows what they are doing but i am sure they are open for suggestions too…
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Old 04-01-2025 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways
Intentionally operating at a loss to starve out smaller competition. I believe that was the playbook for Starbucks massive growth in the 90's and early 2000's.......although I'm not sure it's analogous to Airlines in a smaller ( at least smaller than SF Bay Area, Metro NY, LA Basin Houston, Chicagoland and DC metro) market.
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