Sched changes/new route
Jul 21, 2003, 12:39 pm
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Sched changes/new route
Effective 8 September 2003:
...Atlanta-Long Beach reduced from 3x to 1x daily
...new Atlanta-Oakland; daily redeye
...Lauderdale-Long Beach increase from 1x to 2x daily
...Lauderdale-Dulles increase from 2x to 3x daily
...jetBlue has lost thier 23rd slot to Alaska Airlines, hence the net loss of one flight at LGB.
...Atlanta-Long Beach reduced from 3x to 1x daily
...new Atlanta-Oakland; daily redeye
...Lauderdale-Long Beach increase from 1x to 2x daily
...Lauderdale-Dulles increase from 2x to 3x daily
...jetBlue has lost thier 23rd slot to Alaska Airlines, hence the net loss of one flight at LGB.
Jul 22, 2003, 12:00 pm
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YES!!! No more flying to Long Beach than onto Atlanta... all they need now is a nonstop from OAK to LAS and FLL than I'm all set...
Jul 22, 2003, 12:04 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SkaterJasp:
YES!!! No more flying to Long Beach than onto Atlanta... all they need now is a nonstop from OAK to LAS and FLL than I'm all set...</font>
YES!!! No more flying to Long Beach than onto Atlanta... all they need now is a nonstop from OAK to LAS and FLL than I'm all set...</font>
Jul 22, 2003, 12:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MAH4546:
OAK-LAS is not coming, so don't get your hopes up. FLL-OAK is coming, and an announcement may be made as early as September. </font>
OAK-LAS is not coming, so don't get your hopes up. FLL-OAK is coming, and an announcement may be made as early as September. </font>
The funny thing is, when they started service to ONT, they touted what a great airport it was (and it is), how its a great spot for people from the inland empire vs. LAX, but once they jumped into LGB, it seems that ONT is left drifting with only the route to JFK, in spite of all of the original jetBlue press about how ONT had room to grow.
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Jul 22, 2003, 3:20 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Danski:
The funny thing is, when they started service to ONT, they touted what a great airport it was (and it is), how its a great spot for people from the inland empire vs. LAX, but once they jumped into LGB, it seems that ONT is left drifting with only the route to JFK, in spite of all of the original jetBlue press about how ONT had room to grow.</font>
The funny thing is, when they started service to ONT, they touted what a great airport it was (and it is), how its a great spot for people from the inland empire vs. LAX, but once they jumped into LGB, it seems that ONT is left drifting with only the route to JFK, in spite of all of the original jetBlue press about how ONT had room to grow.</font>
Ont is out in the middle of nowhere. LGB is closer to LA, albeit a 45-1hr drive.
Jul 22, 2003, 8:14 pm
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FLL-LAS would come before IAD-LAS. I wouldn't totally rule out an IAD-LAS service, but I don't think it is anywhere near priority for jetBlue. As for ONT, the daily redeye to JFK is likely all they will get for a long time.
Jul 22, 2003, 8:50 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pofriri:
What about a JFK-SNA, FLL-SNA, IAD-SNA? Is their room for any of those flights in Santa Ana? It would be great if B6 flew into there. JFK-SNA would be the best. </font>
What about a JFK-SNA, FLL-SNA, IAD-SNA? Is their room for any of those flights in Santa Ana? It would be great if B6 flew into there. JFK-SNA would be the best. </font>
Jul 25, 2003, 11:19 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GWU ESIA STUDENT:
SNA is slot controlled, I believe by Orange County, and all the slots are currently held by other airlines. However IIRC US might be reducing SNA service, which in turn might free up some slots, so who knows.</font>
SNA is slot controlled, I believe by Orange County, and all the slots are currently held by other airlines. However IIRC US might be reducing SNA service, which in turn might free up some slots, so who knows.</font>
So for the equipment issue alone I can't see SNA as a viable airport for B6.
Jul 28, 2003, 11:30 pm
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I'm sad to see the ATL-LGB schedule reduced by 2/3. I really want to see JetBlue make it in ATL. I assume this reduction was due to loads/profit. Did DL succeed in driving traffic away from JetBlue by flooding the route with seats?
Aug 26, 2003, 11:38 pm
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As was mentioned elsewhere the reduction on ATL-LGB primarily seems to be slot optimization at LGB (loss of 1 slot to Alaska). Jetblue is severely constrained by fleetsize right now - once they get more aircraft the RJs, we will see them vastly improve frequency and network.