Acy
May 23, 2007 | 7:36 pm
#16
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I was waiting for somebody to say, "why would Continental canibalize their Newark hub" with flights at Atlantic City, Trenton, and elsewhere. Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking about that. Continental wants to drive traffic to Newark and strengthen the hub, not weaken it.
May 23, 2007 | 9:02 pm
#17
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I was waiting for somebody to say, "why would Continental canibalize their Newark hub" with flights at Atlantic City, Trenton, and elsewhere. Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking about that. Continental wants to drive traffic to Newark and strengthen the hub, not weaken it.
May 24, 2007 | 6:26 am
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May 24, 2007 | 6:29 am
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ooohhhhhh...fight....FIGHT!!!!
I don't know, them fightin' words in my neighborhood... ^ ^ ^
I don't know, them fightin' words in my neighborhood... ^ ^ ^
May 24, 2007 | 6:51 am
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Not to mention anything that can be done to reduce congestion at Newark is important. Why further clog your airspace with little planes to Philadelphia when you can partner with Amtrak and build a station at Newark Airport. Smart move on Continental's part there.
I was waiting for somebody to say, "why would Continental canibalize their Newark hub" with flights at Atlantic City, Trenton, and elsewhere. Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking about that. Continental wants to drive traffic to Newark and strengthen the hub, not weaken it.
I was waiting for somebody to say, "why would Continental canibalize their Newark hub" with flights at Atlantic City, Trenton, and elsewhere. Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking about that. Continental wants to drive traffic to Newark and strengthen the hub, not weaken it.
May 24, 2007 | 7:00 am
#21
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I'm sure that the abysmal on-time performance had something to do with it. I was ticketed on CO2344 a few times and never actually took it due to delays and cancellations. When things got bad at EWR that was one of the first flights to get canceled. Unfortunately, many of the pax with BF connections to Europe were stuck for a day as by the time they were at PHL it was too late to get onto Amtrak and make it to EWR for their flights.
May 24, 2007 | 11:21 am
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Thats why best case scenario CO can connect a few people who want an easy to use airport thru CLE, strengthen that hub, and also fill those seats people would have taken out of EWR. There is a potential to make even more money here but i think it would just be a nice gesture for CO to offer this as an alternateto EWRs irritating and often delays. DL offering service though to both makes it alot less likely for the service to ever come back or start
May 24, 2007 | 12:47 pm
#23
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I think an expansion of US Helicopter from ACY and/or Trenton to the Wall Street Heliport to feed the morning and evening departures to both EWR and JFK.
The service could be cross subsidized by New Yorkers going to the Borgata. Plus give flexability of access to JFK and EWR with a quick connect at Wall Street.
It will never happen but it's an idea.
The service could be cross subsidized by New Yorkers going to the Borgata. Plus give flexability of access to JFK and EWR with a quick connect at Wall Street.
It will never happen but it's an idea.
May 24, 2007 | 12:56 pm
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Another central NJ vote for ACY (not that it matters). Depending on cost, ACY might provide a phl alternative... some might pay a premium vs. PHL where CO competes with WN.
May 24, 2007 | 1:31 pm
#25
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I think an expansion of US Helicopter from ACY and/or Trenton to the Wall Street Heliport to feed the morning and evening departures to both EWR and JFK.
The service could be cross subsidized by New Yorkers going to the Borgata. Plus give flexability of access to JFK and EWR with a quick connect at Wall Street.
It will never happen but it's an idea.
The service could be cross subsidized by New Yorkers going to the Borgata. Plus give flexability of access to JFK and EWR with a quick connect at Wall Street.
It will never happen but it's an idea.
I was just thinking the same thing a couple of weeks ago while I was stuck in traffic driving back from AC to Northern NJ. I think a NYC->AC helicopter would do well. Didn't Trump have one for a while?
May 24, 2007 | 2:18 pm
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May 24, 2007 | 2:32 pm
#27
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With everything going on with US Airways right now, every week its another "hiccup," this week its the pilot seniority list, I don't think anybody really thinks of US as a long-term major competitor, I think Southwest is the bigger concern / threat. Sure, US can sell some cheap fares, but will the high-yield pax continue to put up with another new inconvenience every week, for how long?