Jet blue to new haven
Mar 1, 2010, 4:23 pm
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Jet blue to new haven
twice a day service from HVN-FLL and MCO would be extremely profitable for JETBLUE. The airline should take a look at this underserved market, especially since the runway has been improved. So many New Haveners go to HPN and love JETBLUE but hate the parking fee of $25 a day.
Mar 1, 2010, 6:06 pm
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I agree that New Haven would be a great choice for JetBlue to begin service. I lived in southern Connecticut in the 1990s-- it is one of the most inconvenient places to live for airline service. LGA, JFK and EWR are 2 hours plus from New Haven with traffic; HPN has parking hassles and you're still subject to traffic getting there; and no JetBlue at BDL (although at least there's decent Florida service on WN and DL from BDL). And just like HPN, BOS, and the NYC area there's lots of demand for Florida service.
Who owns the HVN airport? Is the runway long enough for mainline aircraft there? Perhaps a subsidy from the airport would help HVN attract new service, if not from JetBlue maybe Allegiant or AirTran.
Who owns the HVN airport? Is the runway long enough for mainline aircraft there? Perhaps a subsidy from the airport would help HVN attract new service, if not from JetBlue maybe Allegiant or AirTran.
Mar 1, 2010, 7:34 pm
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There's a fair amount of discussion going on over at the UA forum, where the OP posed the same question:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...nnecticut.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...nnecticut.html
Mar 1, 2010, 11:49 pm
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Mar 2, 2010, 7:13 am
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I don't think that the runway is the problem. I think the issue is that there simply isn't a market there. HVN is in the middle of a pretty dense area of other airports. Within a two hour drive there is an enormous amount of capacity:
New Haven as a city itself isn't that big and the overall cachement area that HVN covers has too many other options available to make growth at the airport compelling.
Pretty much the same discussion as 3.5 years ago.
New Haven as a city itself isn't that big and the overall cachement area that HVN covers has too many other options available to make growth at the airport compelling.
Pretty much the same discussion as 3.5 years ago.
Mar 2, 2010, 10:21 pm
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twice a day service from HVN-FLL and MCO would be extremely profitable for JETBLUE. The airline should take a look at this underserved market, especially since the runway has been improved. So many New Haveners go to HPN and love JETBLUE but hate the parking fee of $25 a day.
I didn't notice for this one before. I thought B6 want to be in BDL instead of going to HVN. B6 should have more convenient in BDL during winter seasonally. Why B6 can't have one for BDL or MHT?
Mar 2, 2010, 10:51 pm
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I'm not arguing that HVN should have more service. But, it is a bit of a hole-with-almost-no-service within a densely-populated area.
Mar 3, 2010, 8:30 am
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BLD already has more than adequate service from DL and WN. Should B6 start service there, they would be up against already established service which means that the competition (which already competes against each other already) will give B6 a hard time. Probably won't be profitable.
