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Ginkgo · January 18th, 2012, 06:27 AM

The new routes are great, but I always regret the losses. Copenhagen, Helsinki, Mexico City, Vladivostok are four that come to mind.

Pezzo · January 19th, 2012, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ginkgo

The new routes are great, but I always regret the losses. Copenhagen, Helsinki, Mexico City, Vladivostok are four that come to mind.

Bangkok too...

geoffloftus · February 7th, 2012, 08:28 PM

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...rdale/621928/1

WESTSEATTLEGUY · February 7th, 2012, 11:22 PM

I think was an obvious and useful addition, but I'm skeptical about switching MIA for FLL. Unless AA is adding SEA-MIA it doesn't make the most sense. MIA and FLL are two completely different markets. FLL is a more tourist/vacationer airport while MIA is strongly connected with business travelers. I think AS will see a big decrease in the amount F seats sold for this segment. A vacationer traveling to the resorts/beaches around FLL is a lot more price sensitive compared to the vacationers going to the posh resorts around Miami. I always read that SEA-MIA F cabin was completely sold even into the summer, and I fear they will not get these same results with FLL.

Pezzo · February 29th, 2012, 05:52 AM

Saw this today....

Hainan SEA-PEK Nonstops Go to Daily Beginning June 8

Almost four years to the day it began service to Seattle, Hainan Airlines has announced it will increase frequency to daily on June 8, offering nearly 1500 seats each way per week. Currently the airline serves the market four times a week, and will increase service to five times on May 15. The daily service will continue throughout the peak summer season, until the winter schedule takes effect in November. Current service is operated with two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Hainan Airlines is also one of the launch customers for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Hainan Airlines is a Skytrax certified five-star airline recognized for providing outstanding service in both its Premium Business class and Economy Class, with departures from Seattle at 2:00pm, arriving in Beijing at 4:00pm. Connections can be made to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other points in China plus Mongolia, Eastern Russia and elsewhere in Asia. The airline also operates numerous flights between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland.

“Our customers have been asking for more frequency for a long time”, said Joel Chusid, Managing Director for Hainan Airlines in North America, “So we’re pleased to be able to accommodate their request. This provides both our loyal, regular customers as well as infrequent travelers with increased flexibility in being able to travel any day of the week. We hope that people who have not flown us before will give us a try to experience our five-star service. Cargo shippers will also benefit from the added frequency.”

alexjonlin · February 29th, 2012, 06:45 AM

Cool... but will this make it less likely that they'll start service to Shanghai?

WESTSEATTLEGUY · March 1st, 2012, 05:43 PM

Emirates starts service today! I hear that the first two weeks of service are already completely booked!

guinessbeer55 · March 1st, 2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WESTSEATTLEGUY

Emirates starts service today! I hear that the first two weeks of service are already completely booked!

Where did you hear that? On Anet they are saying that it isn't doing too well in bookings so far.

WESTSEATTLEGUY · March 1st, 2012, 11:59 PM

On King5 this morning! Tough I don't know how reliable they are.

guinessbeer55 · March 2nd, 2012, 03:14 AM

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/A...?tab=video&c=y

JiminyCricket · March 2nd, 2012, 04:19 AM

$20,000 round trip in 1st class... I wish I was that loaded. And most of all cute stewardesses... Sometimes I wish I was around for the golden age of jet travel just for that.

Considering Emirates origins, do they allow drinking on their planes?

just4ivaylo · March 2nd, 2012, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JiminyCricket

$20,000 round trip in 1st class... I wish I was that loaded. And most of all cute stewardesses... Sometimes I wish I was around for the golden age of jet travel just for that.

Considering Emirates origins, do they allow drinking on their planes?

http://www.emirates.com/english/flyi...rst_class.aspx

Yes, except for on flights to Saudi Arabia.

markmos · March 5th, 2012, 07:32 AM

Just in case anyone didn't see it, here's a link to travel writer Carol Pucci's article in Sunday's Seattle Times about Air France pulling out. Nothing really new, although some online travel letter person was quoted as saying that if it wasn't for this deal, the route might have been dropped. I'm not so sure that I trust Delta to keep it anyway. All we can do is wait and see.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...trpucci04.html

just4ivaylo · March 5th, 2012, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markmos

Just in case anyone didn't see it, here's a link to travel writer Carol Pucci's article in Sunday's Seattle Times about Air France pulling out. Nothing really new, although some online travel letter person was quoted as saying that if it wasn't for this deal, the route might have been dropped. I'm not so sure that I trust Delta to keep it anyway. All we can do is wait and see.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...trpucci04.html

I can't see the route being dropped altogether. If that was the case, the only European destinations with nonstop flights to Seattle would be London, Amsterdam, Reykjavik (which isn't exactly a huge destination for tourists and those looking to continue their journeys further into Europe), and Frankfurt. Seems a little empty for an airport that serves such a large and important area.

BOSDAN · March 5th, 2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by just4ivaylo

I can't see the route being dropped altogether. If that was the case, the only European destinations with nonstop flights to Seattle would be London, Amsterdam, Reykjavik (which isn't exactly a huge destination for tourists and those looking to continue their journeys further into Europe), and Frankfurt. Seems a little empty for an airport that serves such a large and important area.

Having year round service to London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Reykajavik is solid service for just about any U.S. city. Seattle, for a city and metro area its size, has a wide range of service.

Emirates has downgraded the aircraft on the Dubai-Seattle run from a 777-300 for the first few flights to a 77-200LR. So over on airlines.net have mentioned bookings have not been that strong.

Pezzo · March 10th, 2012, 05:32 AM

Came across this interesting tidbit today. Not sure what it means...

China’s ninth largest by international capacity, seeking to add service to Seattle and Paris in 2H2012

http://www.centreforaviation.com/ana...st-focus-69501

WESTSEATTLEGUY · March 10th, 2012, 07:43 AM

I didn't realize there was such a strong tie between here and Dalian, if there is even one. This seems farfetched to me, especially since the city is easily accessible from SEA via ICN, PEK, and even NRT. We'll see PVG or HKG before any Chinese secondary city.

Pezzo · March 14th, 2012, 03:46 AM

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar...ht-to-seattle/

G5man · March 16th, 2012, 12:31 AM

Does anyone happen to have a copy of the SEA master plan on their computer? Ever since the Port redid their website, I have not found it doing a Google search.

mSeattle · March 16th, 2012, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by WESTSEATTLEGUY

I didn't realize there was such a strong tie between here and Dalian, if there is even one. This seems farfetched to me, especially since the city is easily accessible from SEA via ICN, PEK, and even NRT. We'll see PVG or HKG before any Chinese secondary city.

I thought the Chinese government stated either late last year or earlier this year that it was turning it's economic focus inward to build up its secondary centers.

January 18th, 2012, 06:27 AM	#1841
Ginkgo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 395 Likes (Received): 63	The new routes are great, but I always regret the losses. Copenhagen, Helsinki, Mexico City, Vladivostok are four that come to mind. __________________ Big Green Chauvanist

February 7th, 2012, 08:28 PM	#1843
geoffloftus Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 341 Likes (Received): 66	Alaska Airlines to Philadelphia! http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...rdale/621928/1

March 10th, 2012, 05:32 AM	#1856
Pezzo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 89 Likes (Received): 0	New Seattle Nonstop in 2012 to..... Dalian, China??? Came across this interesting tidbit today. Not sure what it means... China’s ninth largest by international capacity, seeking to add service to Seattle and Paris in 2H2012 http://www.centreforaviation.com/ana...st-focus-69501

March 14th, 2012, 03:46 AM	#1858
Pezzo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 89 Likes (Received): 0	Nice travelogue on inaugural Dubai-Seattle Flight http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar...ht-to-seattle/

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February 7th, 2012, 11:22 PM	#1844
WESTSEATTLEGUY Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Chicago Posts: 2,016 Likes (Received): 7	I think was an obvious and useful addition, but I'm skeptical about switching MIA for FLL. Unless AA is adding SEA-MIA it doesn't make the most sense. MIA and FLL are two completely different markets. FLL is a more tourist/vacationer airport while MIA is strongly connected with business travelers. I think AS will see a big decrease in the amount F seats sold for this segment. A vacationer traveling to the resorts/beaches around FLL is a lot more price sensitive compared to the vacationers going to the posh resorts around Miami. I always read that SEA-MIA F cabin was completely sold even into the summer, and I fear they will not get these same results with FLL.

February 29th, 2012, 05:52 AM	#1845
Pezzo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 89 Likes (Received): 0	Saw this today.... Hainan SEA-PEK Nonstops Go to Daily Beginning June 8 Almost four years to the day it began service to Seattle, Hainan Airlines has announced it will increase frequency to daily on June 8, offering nearly 1500 seats each way per week. Currently the airline serves the market four times a week, and will increase service to five times on May 15. The daily service will continue throughout the peak summer season, until the winter schedule takes effect in November. Current service is operated with two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Hainan Airlines is also one of the launch customers for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Hainan Airlines is a Skytrax certified five-star airline recognized for providing outstanding service in both its Premium Business class and Economy Class, with departures from Seattle at 2:00pm, arriving in Beijing at 4:00pm. Connections can be made to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other points in China plus Mongolia, Eastern Russia and elsewhere in Asia. The airline also operates numerous flights between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland. “Our customers have been asking for more frequency for a long time”, said Joel Chusid, Managing Director for Hainan Airlines in North America, “So we’re pleased to be able to accommodate their request. This provides both our loyal, regular customers as well as infrequent travelers with increased flexibility in being able to travel any day of the week. We hope that people who have not flown us before will give us a try to experience our five-star service. Cargo shippers will also benefit from the added frequency.”

February 29th, 2012, 06:45 AM	#1846
alexjonlin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,248 Likes (Received): 82	Cool... but will this make it less likely that they'll start service to Shanghai?

March 1st, 2012, 05:43 PM	#1847
WESTSEATTLEGUY Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Chicago Posts: 2,016 Likes (Received): 7	Emirates starts service today! I hear that the first two weeks of service are already completely booked!

March 1st, 2012, 11:59 PM	#1849
WESTSEATTLEGUY Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Chicago Posts: 2,016 Likes (Received): 7	On King5 this morning! Tough I don't know how reliable they are.

March 2nd, 2012, 03:14 AM	#1850
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 1	http://www.komonews.com/news/local/A...?tab=video&c=y

March 2nd, 2012, 04:19 AM	#1851
JiminyCricket Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 465 Likes (Received): 31	$20,000 round trip in 1st class... I wish I was that loaded. And most of all cute stewardesses... Sometimes I wish I was around for the golden age of jet travel just for that. Considering Emirates origins, do they allow drinking on their planes?

March 5th, 2012, 07:32 AM	#1853
markmos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 0	Just in case anyone didn't see it, here's a link to travel writer Carol Pucci's article in Sunday's Seattle Times about Air France pulling out. Nothing really new, although some online travel letter person was quoted as saying that if it wasn't for this deal, the route might have been dropped. I'm not so sure that I trust Delta to keep it anyway. All we can do is wait and see. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...trpucci04.html

March 10th, 2012, 07:43 AM	#1857
WESTSEATTLEGUY Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Chicago Posts: 2,016 Likes (Received): 7	I didn't realize there was such a strong tie between here and Dalian, if there is even one. This seems farfetched to me, especially since the city is easily accessible from SEA via ICN, PEK, and even NRT. We'll see PVG or HKG before any Chinese secondary city.

March 16th, 2012, 12:31 AM	#1859
G5man High Speed Rail fan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 242 Likes (Received): 0	Does anyone happen to have a copy of the SEA master plan on their computer? Ever since the Port redid their website, I have not found it doing a Google search.