Jetblue cuts several routes for DCA expansion
#16
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Perhaps, JetBlue will takeover by replace of WN metal. They will consider PIT/PHL/RDU/CLT-FLL.
#17
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I'm going to miss IAD-LGB as well. I've flown that route on JetBlue once or twice a year since 2004. Long Beach is such a convenient airport, especially when going to Orange County as I usually do when in SoCal. And the fares have typically been less expensive than flying to SNA on another airline.
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I'm going to miss IAD-LGB as well. I've flown that route on JetBlue once or twice a year since 2004. Long Beach is such a convenient airport, especially when going to Orange County as I usually do when in SoCal. And the fares have typically been less expensive than flying to SNA on another airline.
Last edited by FLIHGH; Apr 17, 2014 at 8:38 pm
#20
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LGB-IAD had been unappealing for the last few years. The eastbound flight was an overnight and the westbound flight was a morning departure. At one time there were four daily flights each direction. Two seems to be workable as VX offers a daytime and overnight flight east and a morning and afternoon flight west. I do not always want to have to fly on a redeye and sometimes I want to spend the day in DC rather than departing in the morning. It probably works better if you live on the IAD end and I am sure the reason was that the schedule improved aircraft utilization on a low yield flight but it was not appealing for business travel.
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Similarly the evening VX is awkward for me. It adds extra Hotel cost for trips to the Bay Area. I've also considered using it as a way to get to PDX (I have to go the day before no matter which carrier I use) but a tight connection to the last flight of the day worries me and it's even worse in the other dir3ection. So I'm back to combinations of AA & AS for PDX.