Destination Rumors
Jul 20, 2006, 8:33 am
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I have never been on a B6 flight. But I hope they pick STL soon. Need to give them a try. STL-JFK, STL-BOS, STL-MCO would be great destinations to start with.
Come on Jetblue, make STL your next focus city. The Gateway to the Midwest. ^
Come on Jetblue, make STL your next focus city. The Gateway to the Midwest. ^
Jul 20, 2006, 11:03 pm
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a.net rumor is that another new city will be announced within a few hours (Friday, 7/21/06)...my guess since its been talked about nonstop for months: STL. who knows though...SAV, SAT, MLB, DAB, RNO, ALB, SXM, etc. have also been talked about!
Jul 20, 2006, 11:06 pm
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oops...I forgot SWF, ORF, MDW/ORD and most of all MIA!
Still, my guess: STL! Guess we will see in a few short hours...
Still, my guess: STL! Guess we will see in a few short hours...
Jul 21, 2006, 1:10 pm
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Originally Posted by jetBlueNYFL
oops...I forgot SWF, ORF, MDW/ORD and most of all MIA!
Still, my guess: STL! Guess we will see in a few short hours...
Still, my guess: STL! Guess we will see in a few short hours...
Jul 21, 2006, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Seat13c
No word today, just like last Friday. I know we got CMH last Thursday but this is 2 weeks in a row that an announcement was rumored and nothing surficed. How relayable are this sources on a.net or where ever these sources may be?
Rumors are not "guaranteed to be true" until it is official. That's what makes it a RUMOR!
Maybe this time around the new city will be announced a (business) day late...on Monday. Let's wait and see.
My guess is still STL, but I was thinking that MSP would be a great addition to jetBlue's route network.
Jul 21, 2006, 4:54 pm
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Originally Posted by jetBlueNYFL
My guess is still STL, but I was thinking that MSP would be a great addition to jetBlue's route network.
Certantly would like to see them there. The only decent deal I was able to find was $109 each way from Boston on Airtran. It's far more convenient to fly jetBlue out of Burlington for most people up here.
I've only been out to MSP once for a connecting flight to Seattle on NW. From what I recall, it was a huge NW hub, I could count on one hand the number of non-NW planes that were there. Of course, that was over ten years ago, things might have changed. Still think it would be a great pick for jetBlue, though.
Jul 22, 2006, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by jetBlueNYFL
You can't dismiss last weeks rumor of CMH...it was announced, just a day early. Not a big deal at all.
Rumors are not "guaranteed to be true" until it is official. That's what makes it a RUMOR!
Maybe this time around the new city will be announced a (business) day late...on Monday. Let's wait and see.
My guess is still STL, but I was thinking that MSP would be a great addition to jetBlue's route network.
Rumors are not "guaranteed to be true" until it is official. That's what makes it a RUMOR!
Maybe this time around the new city will be announced a (business) day late...on Monday. Let's wait and see.
My guess is still STL, but I was thinking that MSP would be a great addition to jetBlue's route network.
Jul 29, 2006, 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by prhs1989
I like the idea of expanding Austin. I wonder if they would make it a mid-western hub for their 190's. It would allow a connection between the east and west, and it is a perfect market for the 100 seaters. However, I heard that they are changing the planes to 320's for the summer.
Jul 29, 2006, 10:20 pm
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Originally Posted by rnizlek
I've actually had a few friends trying to get to MSP lately who have asked me if I thought there was any chance of jetBlue adding it...I said I wasn't sure.
Certantly would like to see them there. The only decent deal I was able to find was $109 each way from Boston on Airtran. It's far more convenient to fly jetBlue out of Burlington for most people up here.
I've only been out to MSP once for a connecting flight to Seattle on NW. From what I recall, it was a huge NW hub, I could count on one hand the number of non-NW planes that were there. Of course, that was over ten years ago, things might have changed. Still think it would be a great pick for jetBlue, though.
Certantly would like to see them there. The only decent deal I was able to find was $109 each way from Boston on Airtran. It's far more convenient to fly jetBlue out of Burlington for most people up here.
I've only been out to MSP once for a connecting flight to Seattle on NW. From what I recall, it was a huge NW hub, I could count on one hand the number of non-NW planes that were there. Of course, that was over ten years ago, things might have changed. Still think it would be a great pick for jetBlue, though.
Jul 29, 2006, 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by aviationkiwi
I have never been on a B6 flight. But I hope they pick STL soon. Need to give them a try. STL-JFK, STL-BOS, STL-MCO would be great destinations to start with.
Come on Jetblue, make STL your next focus city. The Gateway to the Midwest. ^
Come on Jetblue, make STL your next focus city. The Gateway to the Midwest. ^
Jul 30, 2006, 1:17 am
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Originally Posted by formeraa
MSP is the headquarters of NW and a MAJOR NW and NW Airlink hub. NW has something like 7 of the 8 concourses there. When upstart airlines go to MSP, NW will vigorously compete -- add frequencies on the routes and match the lower fares. Watch out, B6!
Aug 2, 2006, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by TWA Fan 1
I used to fly through STL about 4 times a month on average. And the amazing thing is that of the hundreds of times I flew TWA through STL I was never delayed more than 5 minutes.
I had flown that route one summer, and seemed to get delayed just about every time from STL-ORD. The thunderstorm would roll in to STL, shut down the airport. It would finally clear up, we would board, and then we'd wait for a few hours because of ATC delays (the thunderstorm was now approaching Chicago!) I ended up switching from TW to WN - WN's faster boarding, and the fact that they flew in to MDW instead of ORD meant we could actually make it there before the thunderstorm.As I recall there is an entire TW concourse that has been vacated by AA, so there could definately be facilities for a mini-hub. Southwest and American have pretty much divided up the market. (I think AA cancelled flights to just about every WN city.)
Sep 20, 2006, 1:16 pm
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Chicago?????
This thread has been quiet, and just picked up on a very, very interesting thread over on a.net. Here's the link:
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/2997953/
I'll be watching this one, and I hope you all do too!
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/2997953/
I'll be watching this one, and I hope you all do too!
Sep 20, 2006, 2:14 pm
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I don't buy into the whole Chicago rumor just yet. David has said repeatily that he wants several gates at ORD and doesn't wish to sublease them from another airline. I have been told however that there are a couple more cities that will be announced this year, so the announcements aren't done yet. There has also been talk from Corporate Real Estate about a Bay Area expansion. I know we've started to use gate 3 in addition to 9 and 9A in OAK.
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Sep 20, 2006, 2:55 pm
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Originally Posted by JetBlueFA
I don't buy into the whole Chicago rumor just yet. David has said repeatily that he wants several gates at ORD and doesn't wish to sublease them from another airline. I have been told however that there are a couple more cities that will be announced this year, so the announcements aren't done yet. There has also been talk from Corporate Real Estate about a Bay Area expansion. I know we've started to use gate 3 in addition to 9 and 9A in OAK.
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