nativehoustonion Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 You can see economy on their website, it looks fine. I cannot wait.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm flying Turkish in July but ok economy I hope it's alright. I've done it. Good choice - they're one of the best imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 United will be starting daily service to Santiago, Chile on December 7th with a 763. UA847 IAH-SCL 2105-0940UA846 SCL-IAH 2245-0540 There's also rumor of a Saturday-only service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but not sure about that one yet. Great to see new routes from IAH on UA, Santiago was a gaping hole on UA's South American network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 That is great news! I've been wanting to visit Chile for years and will definitely want to check out that flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 This is great news I had to take COPA for years through Panama City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 United will be starting daily service to Santiago, Chile on December 7th with a 763. UA847 IAH-SCL 2105-0940UA846 SCL-IAH 2245-0540 There's also rumor of a Saturday-only service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but not sure about that one yet. Great to see new routes from IAH on UA, Santiago was a gaping hole on UA's South American network. Great news! We're steadily moving towards the 200-nonstop destinations milestone. (FWIW, World Airline News reports the Punta Cana weekly flight, so it seems it's past the rumor stage.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Yes they are flying to Punta Cana this winter from IAH and ORD to Belize City. And Aruba from IAH added a Saturday flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 They are starting the North B concourse for mainline flights next year. When they tear down Terminal D the foreign airlines will use the north side of Terminal C until D is completed. Good news for Houston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Yup, Punta Cana schedule is announced. Saturday-only 738 flights, with a second weekly flight between December 20 and January 4. UA1707 IAH-PUJ 1015-1705UA1708 PUJ-IAH 1700-1910 Some other nice changes...IAH-FRA going from 763 to 788 on March 5IAH-LHR will have two daily 788s in addition to one 763 (previously two 763s and one 788) on January 6IAH-GRU going from 763 to 772 on October 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 United will have 14 787-800 and 900 by the end of the year. In 2015 I was told United will receive another 22 next year. I was told they are rethinking the 25 Airbus-350XB to replace the 747-400s. Emirates cancelled there order of 70. It was big blow to Airbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Huge devaluation of united mileageplus is a blow to 98% of united fliers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Huge devaluation of united mileageplus is a blow to 98% of united fliers though. Then fly someone else. Or, use the miles more often. There's never a guarantee that you will get to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVENSAB727 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Yup, Punta Cana schedule is announced. Saturday-only 738 flights, with a second weekly flight between December 20 and January 4.UA1707 IAH-PUJ 1015-1705UA1708 PUJ-IAH 1700-1910Some other nice changes...IAH-FRA going from 763 to 788 on March 5IAH-LHR will have two daily 788s in addition to one 763 (previously two 763s and one 788) on January 6IAH-GRU going from 763 to 772 on October 26Yes! And more could be on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Then fly someone else. Or, use the miles more often. There's never a guarantee that you will get to use them.I use my miles I haven't bought a ticket in seven years to go anywhere. And I will fly for the experience not just for united miles now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonenadazilch Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) So, looks like DFW gets Emirates A380 service starting in October with Qantas A380 service to Sydney a bit later on. For IAH, the news is out that Emirates swaps 777 service with the A380 starting 12/3/14. Coupled with Lufthansa's existing IAH-FRA route and what looks to be Houston Airport System's anticipation of both Air France and Qatar Airways replacing their Boeing 777s with A380s, IAH flyers might soon be seeing 4 of those massive tail fins in north Houston before too long. Lots of interesting details are in the city's Terminal D renovation draft plan in case anyone has interest. IAH is really growing up: the city plans to have 15 gates for Term D including 12 "flex" gates to accommodate various long-haul planes. When they're not around, those flex gates can service 737s and CRJs. The .pdf also mentions gate plans include utilization by United Airlines so Term D won't be exclusively for foreign carriers. Edited June 22, 2014 by nonenadazilch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mojito Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) American Airlines plans to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth to Beijinghttp://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/american-airlines-plans-to-fly-from-dallasfort-worth-to-beijing.html American did not give a start date for the new flights other than “next summer.” It said it would use a Boeing 777-200ER, the same model being used on the DFW-Shanghai route. Edited September 25, 2014 by Mr. Mojito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 AA does not have a partner in China. Where is the connectivity in China? They will just lose money with no connections inside China. United has Air China partner from IAH doing very well plus Shenzhen Airlines. This is AA biggest weakness, they want to get a board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Seems like a good time for an update: Let's look at the current, or soon to be started international service at DFW vs. IAH: EuropeDFW: Amsterdam (KL, seasonal only), Paris (AA), London (AA 3X/day, BA), Frankfurt (AA, LH), Madrid (AA)IAH: Amsterdam (KL, UA), Paris (AF) London (UA 3X/day, BA2X/day), Frankfurt (UA, LH), Moscow (SQ), Munich (UA) Middle East/AfricaDFW: Dubai (EK), Doha (QR), new: Abu Dhabi (Eithad)IAH: Dubai (EK), Doha (QR), Istanbul (UA), Lagos (UA) Asia/South PacificDFW: Tokyo (2X/day, AA), Seoul (AA, KE), Brisban/Sydney (QF), Shanghai (AA), Hong Kong (AA) new: Beijing (AA to start in mid-2015)IAH: Tokyo (UA, new: ANA to start 2015), Beijing (CA), new: Taipei (EVA to start mid-2015) Singapore (not a nonstop, but same plane direct, SQ) Deep Latin America:DFW: Lima, Sao Paulo, Rio, Buenos Aires, Santiago (all AA)IAH: Lima, Sao Paulo, Rio, Buenos Aires, new: Santiago (all UA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Another update: With the announcement of ANA service and the all-but-announced EVA service, IAH will now have 18 foreign flag carriers (including the charter-only SonAir); 19 carriers with international service. In comparison, with the soon-to-be-added VivaAerobus, DFW will have 13 foreign flag carriers (three of which are seasonal only); 14 carriers with international service. IAH:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Air China4. Air France5. ANA6. British Airways7. Emirates8. EVA Air9. Interjet10. KLM11. Korean Air12. Lufthansa13. Qatar Airways14. Scandinavian Airlines15. Singapore Airlines16. SonAir *17. Turkish Airlines18. VivaAerobus19. United* SonAir is charter only DFW:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Avianca4. British Airways5. Cayman Airways (seasonal only and even then only once-weekly)6. Emirates7. Etihad8. KLM (sesaonal only)9. Korean10. Lufthansa11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American Edited December 12, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Spirit will also have international service at both. You also left off Avianca for IAH, so really 21 carriers with international service once everything announced starts up (counting SonAir). And Qantas and Sun Country at DFW so they have 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Spirit will also have international service at both. You also left off Avianca for IAH, so really 21 carriers with international service once everything announced starts up (counting SonAir). And Qantas and Sun Country at DFW so they have 17. Avianca does not fly to IAH. They serve IAH with code shares with TACA. But it appears I also left of TACA. Good catch on Spirit. Right about Qantas and Sun Country. Edited: (Hat-tip to asubrt): Another update: With the announcement of ANA service, Spirit service, and the all-but-announced EVA service, IAH will now have 19 foreign flag carriers (including the charter-only SonAir); 21 carriers with international service. In comparison, with the soon-to-be-added VivaAerobus and Spirit, DFW will have 13 foreign flag carriers (three of which are seasonal only); 16 carriers with international service. IAH:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Air China4. Air France5. ANA6. British Airways7. Emirates8. EVA Air9. Interjet10. KLM11. Korean Air12. Lufthansa13. Qatar Airways14. Scandinavian Airlines15. Singapore Airlines16. SonAir *17. TACA17. Turkish Airlines19. VivaAerobus20. Spirit21. United* SonAir is charter only DFW:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Avianca4. British Airways5. Cayman Airways (seasonal only and even11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American15. Spirit16. Sun Country (4 x per week) Edited December 13, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Avianca does not fly to IAH. They serve IAH with code shares with TACA. But it appears I also left of TACA. Good catch on Spirit. Splitting hairs, but TACA is now called Avianca El Salvador. I said Avianca (which is the Colombian one) but I meant Avianca El Salvador. Either way, it's the same thing. They serve San Salvador and, seasonally, Roatan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1racer Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Houston19514, I believe that you may have left out three carriers for DFW: 1. Etihad2. Emirates3. Korean Also, Volaris has applied for Houston service, so we might get another carrier. Thanks. -no1racer Avianca does not fly to IAH. They serve IAH with code shares with TACA. But it appears I also left of TACA. Good catch on Spirit. Right about Qantas and Sun Country. Edited: (Hat-tip to asubrt): Another update: With the announcement of ANA service, Spirit service, and the all-but-announced EVA service, IAH will now have 19 foreign flag carriers (including the charter-only SonAir); 21 carriers with international service. In comparison, with the soon-to-be-added VivaAerobus and Spirit, DFW will have 13 foreign flag carriers (three of which are seasonal only); 16 carriers with international service. IAH:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Air China4. Air France5. ANA6. British Airways7. Emirates8. EVA Air9. Interjet10. KLM11. Korean Air12. Lufthansa13. Qatar Airways14. Scandinavian Airlines15. Singapore Airlines16. SonAir *17. TACA17. Turkish Airlines19. VivaAerobus20. Spirit21. United* SonAir is charter only DFW:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Avianca4. British Airways5. Cayman Airways (seasonal only and even11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American15. Spirit16. Sun Country (4 x per week) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Houston19514, I believe that you may have left out three carriers for DFW: 1. Etihad2. Emirates3. Korean Also, Volaris has applied for Houston service, so we might get another carrier. Thanks. -no1racer Thanks. Good catch on Volaris. Not sure how it happened. I had Etihad, Emirates and Korean listed and you'll note the numbering still reflects their presence. Thanks for noting their absence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) IAH: 20 foreign flag/22 total carriers with international serviceDFW: 13 foreign flag (3 seasonal only)/16 total carriers with international service IAH:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Air China4. Air France5. ANA6. Aviance7. British Airways8. Emirates9. EVA Air10. Interjet11. KLM12. Korean Air13. Lufthansa14. Qatar Airways15. Scandinavian Airlines16. Singapore Airlines17. Solaris18. SonAir *19. Turkish Airlines20. VivaAerobus21. Spirit22. United* SonAir is charter only DFW:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Avianca4. British Airways5. Cayman Airways (seasonal only and even then only once-weekly)6. Emirates7. Etihad8. KLM (sesaonal only)9. Korean10. Lufthansa11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American15. Spirit16. Sun Country (4 x per week) Edited December 13, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Splitting hairs, but TACA is now called Avianca El Salvador. I said Avianca (which is the Colombian one) but I meant Avianca El Salvador. Either way, it's the same thing. They serve San Salvador and, seasonally, Roatan. I guess they are changing things fast. Last time I looked (which was not that long ago) they were still operating as two separate airlines. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Ha ha suck it Dallas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 How the heck is Westjet not serving Houston yet? I realize this may not be the best time to start Calgary, but in terms of its PDEW, it is second only to London for O/D traffic for international travel from Houston. Korean's decision to fly here (aside: don't get me wrong, I love seeing an additional tail fin at IAH), is baffling, but Westjet's absence has been equally baffling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 EVA Air makes it official: http://www.chron.com/business/article/Bush-Intercontinental-to-launch-new-route-between-5957959.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Updated: IAH: 21 foreign flag/23 total carriers with international serviceDFW: 13 foreign flag (3 seasonal only)/16 total carriers with international service IAH:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Air China4. Air France5. ANA6. Avianca7. British Airways8. Emirates9. EVA Air10. Interjet11. KLM12. Korean Air13. Lufthansa14. Qatar Airways15. Scandinavian Airlines16. Singapore Airlines17. SonAir *18. Turkish Airlines19. VivaAerobus20. Volaris21. WestJet (Hat tip to Houstontexasjack)22. Spirit23. United * SonAir is charter only DFW:1. Aeromexico2. Air Canada3. Avianca4. British Airways5. Cayman Airways (seasonal only and even then only once-weekly)6. Emirates7. Etihad8. KLM (sesaonal only)9. Korean10. Lufthansa11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American11. Qatar12. Westjet (seasonal only)13. VivaAerobus (starting 2015)14. American15. Spirit16. Sun Country (4 x per week) Edited January 19, 2015 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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