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Some tidbits:
Skybus will have at least 10 seats at $10 o/w fare on EVERY flight. Flights should start in May.
Planes will be A319s. They will do CMH-XXX-CMH-XXX-CMH-XXX etc. They plan to have the shortest daily time on the ground of any airline worldwide.
The planes will have Boeing-width seats on the 7" wider Airbus plane. The extra 7" will be put in the aisle to allow ppl to pass each other on boarding and deplaning. There will be no jetbridges and boarding will be through 2 doors. Skybus plans a 25 minute ground time. There will be no assigned seats. There will be no call center. All reservations will be internet based, check-in will be via kiosks.
Flight attendants will clean the planes.
Food and beverage will be sold onboard by Flight Attendants who work on commission.
Skybus is following Ryanair's business model. It will fly to alternate airports (BUR, for example) and will avoid any airports with expensive landing fees and long taxi times (e.g. ORD, JFK, LGA, EWR, LAX.)
Last edited by chrisny2; Feb 21, 2007 at 11:02 pm