Will ABQ survive?
#16




Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Bolt Bus Rewards
Posts: 1,925
Wanted to take it, but couldn't make it work.....
My extended family is flying to ABQ over Presidents Week: 7 NYC to ABQ and 2 BOS to ABQ. As a B6 fanboy I tried many combinations but couldn't find a reasonable itinerary.
The problems were:
1) The return on a red eye.
Several family members won't do a red eye unless a passport is involved.
2) Price.
I first looked into booking these back in August. The one way JFK ->ABQ on 2/14 never dropped below $330 even though the plane was empty.
3) No way back to JFK.
If we used B6 for the outbound, the return flights to JFK on other airlines were either badly timed, very expensive, or both. We're skiing, lots of checked bags, so we really need to return to our departure airport.
So,
The New Yorkers are flying WN from EWR. The Bostonians are on UA
The problems were:
1) The return on a red eye.
Several family members won't do a red eye unless a passport is involved.
2) Price.
I first looked into booking these back in August. The one way JFK ->ABQ on 2/14 never dropped below $330 even though the plane was empty.
3) No way back to JFK.
If we used B6 for the outbound, the return flights to JFK on other airlines were either badly timed, very expensive, or both. We're skiing, lots of checked bags, so we really need to return to our departure airport.
So,
The New Yorkers are flying WN from EWR. The Bostonians are on UA
#17
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: New York
Programs: Free Agent!
Posts: 403
My extended family is flying to ABQ over Presidents Week: 7 NYC to ABQ and 2 BOS to ABQ. As a B6 fanboy I tried many combinations but couldn't find a reasonable itinerary.
The problems were:
1) The return on a red eye.
Several family members won't do a red eye unless a passport is involved.
2) Price.
I first looked into booking these back in August. The one way JFK ->ABQ on 2/14 never dropped below $330 even though the plane was empty.
3) No way back to JFK.
If we used B6 for the outbound, the return flights to JFK on other airlines were either badly timed, very expensive, or both. We're skiing, lots of checked bags, so we really need to return to our departure airport.
So,
The New Yorkers are flying WN from EWR. The Bostonians are on UA
The problems were:
1) The return on a red eye.
Several family members won't do a red eye unless a passport is involved.
2) Price.
I first looked into booking these back in August. The one way JFK ->ABQ on 2/14 never dropped below $330 even though the plane was empty.
3) No way back to JFK.
If we used B6 for the outbound, the return flights to JFK on other airlines were either badly timed, very expensive, or both. We're skiing, lots of checked bags, so we really need to return to our departure airport.
So,
The New Yorkers are flying WN from EWR. The Bostonians are on UA
ABQ flight times are terrible going east, no matter what airline. I personally hate EWR since the cab fare back to my house is over $100, as opposed to $45-50 from LGA. The last WN flight to NYC is at 2pm, with a stopover in HOU. The timing for someone on business, is awful. I may hate the red eye, but at least I don't lose a day of work (not that it doesn't take a day to recover from sleeping on a sub 4 hour "red eye" flight). My eyes are close to bloodshot when I stumble off the flight at 5:45am (and into the Airspace lounge for a coffee and shower
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#18




Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
Programs: AA Ex Platinum & 1MM, DL PLT, Marriott LFT PLT, HH Diamond
Posts: 2,542
Love B6 & was very excited when I found out they were coming to ABQ.
Then I discovered the 1 flight they'd be offering.
Maybe w/the pending departure of Frontier B6 will expand?
Then I discovered the 1 flight they'd be offering.
Maybe w/the pending departure of Frontier B6 will expand?
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: New York
Programs: Free Agent!
Posts: 403
Frontier isn't that big of a player in ABQ. Southwest and AA are the bigger airlines. IMHO, I don't see B6 focusing on ABQ at all. They might add a DEN flight, but if they were to add any destinations it would be out of DEN, not ABQ.

