AA Expands NYC Service, Announces "Partnership" with JetBlue / B6 (consolidated)
Mar 31, 2010, 1:06 pm
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How would this shuttle work? It would have to be a bus to go back and forth airside between T7 and T8. Or were you thinking of some kind of huge pedestrian bridge with moving walkways, ala DFW? Or something underground?
I'm also excited about the discussion about connecting LGA's concourses C and D behind security for club access!
I'm also excited about the discussion about connecting LGA's concourses C and D behind security for club access!
In the full build out stage, it could be an automated people mover that is constructed on elevated structure with a station at T8 and another at T7. These stations could be airside.
The automated people mover could use a variety of technology, akin to what has been installed at MIA, TPA, DFW, SIN, NRT T2 or even the type used for AirTrain JFK. Essentially this is a horizontal elevator service. I would suggest dual tracks for operational flexibilty/capacity/maintenance reasons.
In the initial stage, an airside bus could connect T8 to T7 to T5 using (secured) Perimeter Road (located south of the Inner Loop taxiway (taxiway A) from near taxiway TB to taxiway D).
Mar 31, 2010, 1:22 pm
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If AA expends this to all B6 network, this might reduce the chaos of the union strike.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:29 pm
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I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. BOS3X last year was a direct response to B6 and Virgin's low transcon fares and excellent service.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:36 pm
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God forbid you try and help change the wikipedia pages of these airports...You have people who literally go in and remove the information you input about these new flights ... they don't believe AA.com ? lol
Mar 31, 2010, 1:39 pm
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So the question is whether you'd take two AA flights in F over one flight in B6's good coach product?
My time is too valuable to take a voluntary connection on a domestic flight. Fortunately, I can get most places I need to nonstop on either CO or AA, and B6 fills in the holes (like SLC
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Mar 31, 2010, 1:42 pm
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As someone that lives in DT DC and flies out of DCA, I'm very interested in what we are giving up, especially 8 slot pairs! It's already way too inconvenient to fly out of IAD for me and our flights are already full on most flights.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:45 pm
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Out of BOS, JetBlue has non-stop to destinations which AA no longer serves non-stop.
Vegas comes to mind.
So if I can start earning AA miles on B6 flights - I'll book it.
Vegas comes to mind.
So if I can start earning AA miles on B6 flights - I'll book it.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:50 pm
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Just the simple idea of the two airlines coordinating their flights should matter quite a bit. Traditionally there have been a LOT of overlapping services/routes between the two carriers. They both have sent a ton of flights from JFK to the Los Angeles basin, as well as to Florida and some of the major Carribean destinations (SJU for example), which are highly redundant. If the realign a bit, swap slots, swap certain markets, etc, that could result in just the simple fact of more options and better service out of the NYC area.
So again, I don't see any benefit to NYC-based passengers from what's currently been announced.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:54 pm
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Well, what if you only earned RDMs, and not EQMs? This is what I'd be worried about if they just did a FFP partnership. AFAIK, Alaska is the only non-OneWorld partner on which you can earn EQMs.
Mar 31, 2010, 1:54 pm
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Mar 31, 2010, 2:00 pm
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Where I need to get the schedules to be releases from AA out of JFK/DCA/LGA? So please post the schedules from AA. Thanks all.
Mar 31, 2010, 2:07 pm
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EQMs is a major deciding factor for elites. I see no reason why they could not structure similiar to AS.
Mar 31, 2010, 2:12 pm
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Mar 31, 2010, 2:13 pm
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Competition from B6 and VX are responsible for the very accessible fares JFK-LAX. I hope that this doesn't change the pro-consumer ecosystem low coast competition has helped create on the transcon routes.
Mar 31, 2010, 2:17 pm
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