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American Airlines' Service from JFK to Tokyo-Haneda to be Cancelled
“While we are disappointed to end this route, our Tokyo/Haneda flight has been quite unprofitable, largely because we are allowed to operate only during severely restricted hours, limiting our customers’ options for connecting flights to and from other Asian markets,” American’s chief commercial officer Virasb Vahidi said in a special Jetwire to employees. (aviationblog.dallasnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The question of time slot is not insignificant, as some seem to dismiss. If there are no other incoming flights early enough to feed the AA flight at the early morning slot, there are physically fewer people available to get on the plane at any price. Not only must you consider the cost of an hotel room for the night, which in Tokyo is not insignificant. If you only had to reduce the cost of the airfare by the cost of a Tokyo hotel room to fill the plane, that adjustment enough to make your fligt unprofitable.
Then consider that the highest revenue passengers wouldn't consider an overnight layover in the middle of their business trip at any price. They will pay whatever the asking price to get on a flight that provides them a short layover, and same-day connecting service.
So not only would AA have to fly that seat empty (or deeply discounted) but would miss out on that pay any price passenger, that would shower that revenue largess on a competitor's flight.
Then consider that the highest revenue passengers wouldn't consider an overnight layover in the middle of their business trip at any price. They will pay whatever the asking price to get on a flight that provides them a short layover, and same-day connecting service.
So not only would AA have to fly that seat empty (or deeply discounted) but would miss out on that pay any price passenger, that would shower that revenue largess on a competitor's flight.
Others do it better. Forget the rhetoric about time slots. The Asian airlines do it better than AA. I can get freight in 3 days on the Asian carriers which is faster than both FedEx and UPS. One thing when they beat the hell out of you carrying passengers..but hell when they get upto to FedEx and UPS deadlines you have to ask.
Agree as I have experience with air freight from Asia and the Asian freight haulers do it on time, intact and without loss. Impressive.
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Try EVA...first class company from Taipai. That's an island just off China. Great company, first class kit and good staff. Not about price at all.
Taipei is the capital city of the "island just off China." The island itself is Taiwan, which, depending on whom you ask, is a country in its own right.
The last time that I looked EVA didn't have too great a safety record.
Hmmm, EVA has not had any aircraft losses or passenger fatalities in its operational history. Sounds like great safety record to me. Not sure where you got your information from...
I like them..hassle and poor service can also shorten your life.
That's to bad another Tokyo route bite the dust, San Jose's AA Narita route was cancelled as well. That was a great 777 route!