Originally Posted by
hvnflyer
Since Colgan has taken over most of the flights at Bradley their on time record has been intolerable. Specifically, flights 3231 3214 and 3263's on time performance must be under 25%. With Continental pulling the BDL-IAH flight we have no alternative in Hartford for reliability and must choose another airline. How does Continental let Colgan continue to operate these flights with this miserable and unacceptable on time performance?
I see no alternative for Continental other than pulling out of Hartford. Otherwise they will continue to allienate their premium pax like myself
Why use BDL? I flew into BDL once when I was there, it was only because I was traveling with family arriving via a different routing at the same time...and we were going to a nearby town.
If you're in HVN, wouldn't MNRR or car service get you to EWR as quickly? If you spend 1 hour to Hartford, checkin 60 minutes early, and a 30 minute trip (that isn't ontime anyway), originating in EWR sounds a little easier. EWR should be 2.5-3.5 hours travel to/through NYC to EWR. So, if you have a 2+ hour connection, one of the 3/4 of flights that are delayed, etc, then you usually are saving time.
Edit: I also generally try to spend as little time as possible in BDL or Hartford in general...