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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took the 8am direct United flight to London for about 10 years. It ended with covid. United announced it was restarting but then cancelled. I can’t believe it’s due to lack of demand. A lot of people (me included) would pay extra for a daytime flight. Must be due to availability of landing slots, logistics for routes, etc. [/quote]

I know people keep saying they personally would pay extra for a daytime flight, but a quick scan of prices doesn't support that more generally- the morning departures are not more expensive than evening departures from New York.

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I don’t think it’s a valid comparison. There are multiple daytime flights from New York to London, presumably enough to cater to people who want to travel during the day. If there was one flight travelling from DC to London during the day, that would be the only option for anyone wanting to travel during the daytime. When United previously operated a daytime flight, I did in fact pay more on various occasions. [/quote]

Yes and they cut the flight because it was described as "one of United's worst performing trans-Atlantic flights". The fact that they cut it alone, when they have 2 evening flights, and BA has never tried it despite now having 3 evening flights, tells you a LOT more about the actual demand for such a flight than a few people here saying they would pay extra for it.[/quote]

I don’t think it’s lack of demand so much as they can’t easily turn a plane that lands in London at night. So that plane will sit empty until the next morning. Unlike the red-eye configuration.

The answer to all of your questions is money.[/quote]

Yes, we are saying the same thing, I was imprecise in what I wrote. What I meant was that there isn't enough demand at the higher fares that are needed to make up for extra costs like that.

It only makes sense in the NYC-London market where you have so much premium traffic that it can sort of spill into the space for filling a morning flight with high enough fares. United actually has 2 of them from Newark around an hour apart. Cargo also probably plays a role- it is probably similar to passengers where it's better for cargo going elsewhere in Europe or the UK on a tight schedule is better to arrive in the morning than late at night.[/quote]

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