Originally Posted by iahphx
I've been amazed by some of JetBlue's schedules, too. For example, if you want to fly JFK to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, you land at 3:30 am. What the hell do you do when you get in at 3:30 am? Could you rent a car? What about showing up at a hotel (are you going to pay an extra night for 2 hours of sleep -- and it's probably not even possible to check in at a smaller hotel). Anyone want to make friends or family pick them up at that time? It's just crazy. It's stetches utilization to the point of absurdity.
Me thinks JetBlue is probably losing money there.
Probably everyone on that flight simply goes home. In a taxi or bus or their own car.
That's right - PR residents are the likely pax on that flight. VFR is a huge part of the NYC-SJU market.
Tourists probably take the daytime flights that coincide with their hotel plans, and residents returning home probably dominate the flights that don't make sense for tourists.
Sure, there's probably some dimwit "look honey, I found a great fare" Clark Griswold on that 3:30am arrival, and he'll have to find something for he and his family to do until they can check in at their hotel, but I doubt this flight features very many of them.
