I suspect it is more a combination of getting a plane out of the way for a little bit and not letting Delta totally hog the NYC market (and of course get all the Massport attention) than it is about yields. From my experience, the loads on that flight are the lowest of all out of Worcester (Delta's ...
Jump to postOr the easy solution - stop throwing countless dollars and resources to cater to some video game mentality of who offers the most flights that in the end does nothing for the bottom line, and airlines simply own up and start flying fewer flights but with more capacity. You can only expand so much be...
Jump to postIt will be interesting in how this shows up as a case study in economics classes. Even he hinted at the problem being too much demand or aircraft. Just two companies, and one has a major failure.
Jump to post" driving to New Haven or Bridgeport and taking the train", how about driving to New Haven HVN and taking Avelo? Easiest New England airport to depart from and arrive at. 17 cities and soon 21 cities from HVN. We’re talking about traveling from Worcester to NYC, not about convenient airpo...
Jump to postFrontier just announced that they are going to offer a free empty middle seat on some flights. It sounds like Frontier is going after more of the business market now. If that takes off (pardon the pun), jetBlue is really going to need to step up it's game to survive. Even the ULCCs are beginning to ...
Jump to postThis is just anecdotal, but from what I am seeing when I book tickets, ORH is starting to see their prices substantially higher than Boston, especially on the New York routes. I have had to fly through Boston several times now because it would cost me more to fly through Worcester than to drive and ...
Jump to postI remember B6 still making profits while the US3 were going through or recovering from bankruptcy. People were flocking from the lousy service on AA/UA to B6. Being based in the Boston area, where they are the big carrier, I've never heard anyone complain about JetBlue. Do you think we will start s...
Jump to postTurnaround times. Though I suspect this has much impact than some people make it out to be.
But I agree, no operator really cares about giving away seats to improve customer satisfaction or turn-around times.
I admittedly can't keep up with all the details in my old age, but it seems like all the comparisons are to the largest 737 models. But really, that is just one segment of the market. Many 737s are used on much shorter routes. They don't need that extra range. But also, is it the E-jets that should ...
Jump to postI hope fares from BOS come back down to pre-COVID levels soon enough as I really don't feel like driving 4+ hours every time I want to fly abroad. :roll: Take the train! Amtrak to NYP and LIRR from NYP to Jamaica sounds a lot more enjoyable than a drive down and back up I-90. In the past, there use...
Jump to postDo we know why the plane crashed (and yes, I know it was not this flight)? We don't even know that the son was even flying at that point. The youngest solo cross country flight was by a 14 year old. Several US states allow you to start driving at 14. A ten year old learning to fly a plane is not eit...
Jump to postB6's memo sounds heavily passive-aggressive. I think they are trying to leverage the situation for the Spirit merger. And I bet AA is fighting it for the same reason - to prevent it.
Jump to postAA's primary business these days is not flying. It is in the credit cards and rewards programs. They won't be able to outsource as much actual flying as they would have liked before this, but I don't think it is going to change their strategy too much. Their game is pruning off the ;lest productive ...
Jump to postLousy location, too limited access. It's not like it's a profit center so it isn't going to close, but also won't have to be profitable either. It's too far for any AA flyers, DL won't even be able to get there. B6 customers aren't the same demographic as Sapphire Reserve customers. I don't expect i...
Jump to postEverybody forgets that the A220 business class seat is actually a premium economy seat. You are not going to get people paying F class prices for a PE seat. On the other hand, if they could offer basically a PE service with PE prices there might be a market. All comes down to marketing.
Jump to postI am interested in the architectural experience. In the days of yore, airports were exciting places to be. Heck people used to visit airports just to visit the airport, without actually flying anywhere. This led to some pretty wild airport terminal designs such as the TWA flight center and Pan AM Wo...
Jump to postAs far as I know, the ORH-JFK flight is being reduced from 2x daily to 1x daily starting on 06/15, and not being canceled. The 2x daily flight ORH-JFK is back on the schedule 10/29. Apparently they are cancelling both flights. https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2023/04/jetblue-to-end-flights-to-new...
Jump to postThe real driver of change was right around 1980, give or take a few years. The ideas had sprung up earlier, but the real impetus was that airports should get away from using tax dollars and generate their own income., Whether you look at this as self supporting or just a money grab is up for debate,...
Jump to postSince it didn't make it to this thread yet, JetBlue is bringing back ORH-MCO, and eventually will start service to RSW.
https://news.jetblue.com/latest-news/pr ... fault.aspx
Believe it or not, but people from New England do go more places than Florida. In fact, Florida is getting a pretty bad rep now. I wonder how Massport feels about this. Massport does not have a great reputation outside of the 495 belt - it is seen as the 800 LB gorilla, that operates outside of any...
Jump to postBelieve it or not, but people from New England do go more places than Florida. In fact, Florida is getting a pretty bad rep now. I wonder how Massport feels about this. Massport does not have a great reputation outside of the 495 belt - it is seen as the 800 LB gorilla, that operates outside of any ...
Jump to postIf a small commuter airline wanted to start up, what would they have left to choose from for aircraft? The Q400 seems to be dead, the smallest regional jet is the Embraer 175.All I can think of is the ATR42, unless you can stand to go as small as the Tecnam Traveller.
Jump to postAny reason why they're ending ORH-JFK? I know the O&D likely lacks, but they can't feed other Florida destinations without it (PBI, TPA, MIA, JAX). It was said to be ending becase “as we expand ORH-FL, we plan to end our underperforming JFK route” It’s a shame B6/ORH couldn’t make the route wor...
Jump to postI had a friend in Springs who was watching all these diversions come in, and they were just waiting there. Didn't seem to be any storms up there.
Jump to postIs something going on in DEN? 7 planes have diverted to COS this evening.
Jump to postJapan will continue to use widebodies for domestic flight. (But not in the US, therefore not interesting for the members of this forum) Since we are going to go there... What other countries see frequen t use of widebody aircraft on domestic flights on more than one or two routes? With the effects ...
Jump to postNot to mention Acela. I don’t understand why anyone flies to Boston from NYC now anyway. DC? Sure. Makes sense but I’ve never understood why you’d drive to LGA, get there, at least, 30-60 minutes early, fly, then end up at Logan when Acela seems so much easier Price first, parking second. No really...
Jump to postYou find more domestic widebodies during the winter months, when there is less international travel. But you find an interesting uptick during holiday periods when they thrown them back on for a week or so - and often add domestic tag-on flights. That being said yes there are fewer widebody flights ...
Jump to postLOL. It's far easier to demonstrate restraint of trade with BOS-LGA -- a route with a 60-year history dating back through the AA Shuttle, US Shuttle, Trump Shuttle, and Eastern Shuttle. But AA dropped it in favor of B6 taking over the route. What portion of that 60 year period saw BOS-LGA served fr...
Jump to postThat was the point. Drive to LGA or JFK. Right now there isn't a real good connection to BDL, unless you take the bus from Hartford. But there IS a station in Windsor Locks, which is certainly close enough for shuttle bus. IF they actually provided decent train service (yes, I know it is single trac...
Jump to postI have to wonder if there was better train service to Bradley to Stamford, with the accompanying stops, if that would drive a big growth in BDL passenger numbers.
Jump to postFinancially, what would AA loose if they called off the NEA?
With JetBlue now purchasing Spirit, could AA now want out of the NEA deal, but use a loosing court case as justification to avoid financial penalties? Could it be a bit of an underhanded way to prevent JetBlue from purchasing Spirit?
I think they are also taking advantage of the fact that the new Acela trains won't be coming online until the end of 2023 at the earliest. The trains are getting to be too expensive and crowded, and at least some people will trade off the inconvenience of getting from LGA to Manhattan over the price...
Jump to postI doubt we will ever know for sure, but I think a lot of people from New England hated to have to go all the way west to DTW to head south. Not to mention it isn't terribly efficient for the airline if there is a shorter route alternative for them. My big worry is that LGA is going to start becoming...
Jump to postThey are trying to dominate New England. PVD, BDL, BOS, ORH, PWM, and BVT all have service to LGA now. Want to get out of or into New England? Fly Delta through LGA which has connections all up and down the east coast.
Jump to postThere are two offerings in this market. And it's potentially a big one. What is America's obsession that there is a winner and looser? Both are going to do quite well. There's eough business to go around.
Jump to postI suspect most of the passengers on these flights aren't going to LGA as their final destination. Looking at the seat maps anyways over the next week most flights are at a minimum half full, and some much more than that. I suspect DL is trying to pic, up people from the northern CT/Western MA/Southe...
Jump to postNow that we have long-haul narrowbody aircraft, I wonder if there will be more flights like this. As many people have mentioned, connections are a bit tricky - the require an overnight stay somewhere (although I am sure some people would prefer to overnight in a hotel versus on a plane). There might...
Jump to postB6 has upgraded the ORH to FLL flight to an A320. So they must be doing resonably well.
Jump to postWhat does this type of plane have for doors? From all that I am reading, it took off with two people, so it does not sound like it was doing skydiving. Whether the copilot jumped or fell, one of the doors should be open, no?
Jump to postGiven the capacity issues of Terminal E already, I would imagine it would be a helpful to have an additional terminal able to handle international arrivals anyway, if you overlook the issue of finding TSA staff to man it. Is there any room in either A or B for Border Control and Customs? You could a...
Jump to postJust a short people mover. Most of them are made by the same companies that make ski lifts - they are cable drawn systems, just on a track. Technically they are funiculars. That being said, right now I am not sure that makes a lot of financial sense. Maybe if there starts to be more international co...
Jump to postCould one of the US domestic airlines contract with a foreign airline for them to provide aircraft and crew to operate a flight on their behalf? For instance, could United contract with Lufthansa for Lufhansa to operate a flight completely within the US? The flight would be sold only under UA flight...
Jump to postActually, Governors Island and Apple Island (although that was tiny) were NOT landfill - it's the rest of the area between them that was filled in. The harbor tunnel was built using sunk tubes. You would still need roadway access for service vehicles, even if passengers used a train from another ter...
Jump to postLooks like ORH is making free parking permanent. The signs no longer have an end date, and the ticket machines are gone from the upper parking lot. The lot itself is in terrible shape, and the lower one has a long staircase and n o elevator, so I suppose that was why they felt they really couldn't c...
Jump to postAt this point I am not sure it matters. It has gotten so much attention that there is now going to be strong public opinion about the matter - from all sides. There is going to be no choice but heavy government scrutiny, and most likely a lot of public resistance to any merger. In fact I imagine it ...
Jump to postEurope has alternatives. The low-fare market flies because of price only. If you want more comfort, or easier travel, then you use the train. And Europeans travel much more than people do in the US. In addition, the US business model is compete on price and not product. So when Frontier and Spirit l...
Jump to posttgv would work in the usa but only certain area's of high density population ,i couldn't see it working take Texas larger than france but we have over 42million more people living here most of our tgv's are very full but i find expensive as we knopw short flights will soon be reduced but not stoppe...
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