SkyWest and USAir?

[46Driver]

Did anybody hear anything about SkyWest inking a deal with US Air?

 

[chperplt]

I read that US wants to expand small jet service to feed the west coast destinations. (LAS, LAX, PHX, SEA)

 

[upncoming]

Did anybody hear anything about SkyWest inking a deal with US Air?

Yup, it's a done deal. Places they already go, but should fill the planes a little more.

 

[chperplt]

Places SkyWest already goes, or US?

 

[stillaboo]

Really?

So US agreed to put their passengers on a plane not branded by them to go to the small west coast markets?

Really?

I don't think US would be cool with their passengers getting on a UA or DAL branded CRJ, and how do you get them to SLC, DEN, or DFW without making them connect twice, once at the US hub, once at the SKYW hub?

-Boo!

 

[KingAirer]

I dont know if this is true or not.

But United and USAir do have a marketing agreement, so there are United Planes being filled with USAIrways pax and visaversa. I didnt think it involved the RJs though.

 

[Splert]

The deal is done!

This is not rumor: loaded into the computer July 13th with service starting on the 26th.

Splert…

 

[easy spirit]

From SkyWest......

...."USAirways and United are currently working together to implement the first phase of a broad code-sharing agreement and SkyWest is the first United Express carrier to operate with the USAirways code. City pairs in Phase 1 of the agreement include two SEA markets (GEG and PDX) and six SFO markets (BOI/EUG/FAT/MRY/SBA/SMF).

Service will be loaded July 13 and with July 24 as the first day of operation. Flight numbers have not been assigned yet."

 

[stillaboo]

From SkyWest......

...."SkyWest is the first United Express carrier to operate with the USAirways code"

Mesa currently operates about 60% of USX flights and is already a UAX carrier, so I'd say, SkyWest isn't the first.

However, it looks like it's a done deal.

-Boo!

 

[easy spirit]

Mesa currently operates about 60% of USX flights and is already a UAX carrier, so I'd say, SkyWest isn't the first.

Oh, I forgot.....Mesa just started as a UAX carrier what 8 days ago???


P.S. Dang Boo, those things are HYPNOTIZING!!!!

 

[FSB99]

Stillaboo...
i can stare at your avatar all day!

 

[General Lee]

So what you're really saying is that the Skywest United Express flights already flying out of SFO and SEA to those cities will now also have a USAir tag on them. No actual NEW flights, the same ones but with an extra Code share on it. No big deal.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[SkyWstman]

Yeh, it is no big deal. Nothing more than a "star alliance "type deal. Skywest also announced about two weeks ago the code share with Asiana. Same thing. Not more planes or new routes. I don't even understand what the benefit is. They already ride on us under the United Banner. If I find out anything I'll let you know.