Originally Posted by
SOBE ER DOC
AA has now announced another bus route...PHL-LNS.
https://lancasteronline.com/news/loc...f353fe096.html
Not sure I understand AA's strategy here.
LNS is a 35-mile (30 min) drive from MDT, a very underutilized airport in a region with 1.8 million people within a one-hour drive. As a pax I'm not sure if, given a choice, I would choose a 90 minute bus ride without traffic that can easily jump to 2+ hours during rush hour and / or inclement weather.
I think that if, given a choice, AA would rather fly a plane as well. There is a large pilot shortage right now. The reasons for that are many, and most of the reasons go back a couple of decades. The shortage is affecting regional flights more than mainline, so replacing some of the regional flights with buses helps provide the service that otherwise might not be there.