New service to Rome from IAD starting 4/1/07
Oct 19, 2006 | 6:42 am
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New service to Rome from IAD starting 4/1/07
On page A21 in today's Washington Post is a full-page ad announcing "Fly nonstop to the Eternal City from the Capital City." According to the ad, there will be "Daily nonstop flights to Rome" from April 1, 2007. No info on the equipment on the route. No announcement on Ual.com so far as I can tell.
Oct 19, 2006 | 6:52 am
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EXCELLENT!
^ ^ ^ to United!
This day is starting off well, first the new website and now service to Italy. I am one happy camper!
Edited to add:
Please God not a 767 (or a 757, God forbid).
^ ^ ^ to United!
This day is starting off well, first the new website and now service to Italy. I am one happy camper!
Edited to add:
Please God not a 767 (or a 757, God forbid).
Oct 19, 2006 | 6:58 am
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Originally Posted by gvdIAD
... there will be "Daily nonstop flights to Rome" from April 1, 2007 ...
Otherwise, I hope it'll mark the turnaround and start of UA european revival.
Good news. ^
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:00 am
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It will be a 777. Schedule is as follows:
UA 966 IAD 6:16pm FCO 8:50am+ 777
UA 967 FCO 10:55am IAD 2:40pm 777
Probably helped by the fact that AZ is pulling out of IAD-MXP.
UA 966 IAD 6:16pm FCO 8:50am+ 777
UA 967 FCO 10:55am IAD 2:40pm 777
Probably helped by the fact that AZ is pulling out of IAD-MXP.
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:02 am
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It's a 777XP. The schedule is now loaded and the flights are available for sale (has been loaded into the GDSes).
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:03 am
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An XP flying to Europe?
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:04 am
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Originally Posted by redburgundy
An XP flying to Europe?
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:04 am
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Originally Posted by stevenshev
EXCELLENT!
^ ^ ^ to United!
This day is starting off well, first the new website and now service to Italy. I am one happy camper!
Edited to add:
Please God not a 767 (or a 757, God forbid).
^ ^ ^ to United!
This day is starting off well, first the new website and now service to Italy. I am one happy camper!
Edited to add:
Please God not a 767 (or a 757, God forbid).
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by 1KPath
These are my feelings exactly...and I will even settle for a 767! I can only hope that the arrival time will be later than UA's flight to BRU...I am getting tired of arriving in the dark and dragging myself to a hotel with hopes of an early checkin(8 am)!!!
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:07 am
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Oct 19, 2006 | 7:09 am
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Nice! I was sad to see IAD-MXP go, back in the day, and am quite happy that Italy is back!
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:10 am
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Ooh, pricey.
$1650 for a V fare, $2040 for an H fare, in late May.
$1650 for a V fare, $2040 for an H fare, in late May.
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:12 am
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I'm surprised they didn't fly to MXP before FCO... It seems like they're going for the leisure traveller over the business traveller. 
Oh, and where is THAT 777 coming from?
Oh, and where is THAT 777 coming from?
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by qasr
Oh, and where is THAT 777 coming from?
Oct 19, 2006 | 7:24 am
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Originally Posted by stevenshev
That's what I was wondering. UnitedSkies?
