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Old Jun 29, 2011, 8:17 am
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New Micro-Airline that will "fly just below the TSA’s radar"

http://blogs.forbes.com/edzitron/2011/06/29/planered/

PlaneRed is an all-you-can-eat flight subscription launching around September 1st 2011 that will fly just below the TSA’s radar – using 9-person planes to dodge under their screening of any plane carrying over 10 passengers. The subscriptions will work as such – passengers will pay around $150 a month for access to a booking system much like a city bus, able to book on popular routes on the east coast, serving Atlantic City, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.. They hope to expand quickly to Boston, and then open up new runs in Texas, California, and the Midwest. Eyerly sees it as a ‘win-win’ for customers – 14-passenger planes organized in a luxury set-up to make the journey just a little bit more pleasant.
As long as they keep the prices reasonable and the TSA doesn't have an instant change of heart, hire 100k more TSOs, and screen every flight with any passengers, this may actually have a chance. ^

PlaneRed Website

Last edited by essxjay; Jun 29, 2011 at 3:24 pm Reason: clarifies title
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