New Oakland / Seattle option - but not on AS
Apr 23, 2019, 9:08 am
#2
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Their OAK flights seem to be doing very well and I expect them to expand quite a bit as they have a lot more planes coming. Avoiding SEATAC in the summer and being closer to downtown is also a bonus.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:18 am
#3
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3x daily. https://www.sfgate.com/travel/articl...d-13786456.php
They seem to be taking advantage of demand for a non-WN option at OAK, which AS so far has been content to ignore. 6x to BUR, 4x to LAS, 4x to SNA and now 3x to BFI by summer.
They seem to be taking advantage of demand for a non-WN option at OAK, which AS so far has been content to ignore. 6x to BUR, 4x to LAS, 4x to SNA and now 3x to BFI by summer.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:23 am
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Big bonus. I recently booked an August weekend for 2 to SEA and with a companion fare, it was $468 (and back into SFO, because of OAK flight timing).
Apr 23, 2019, 9:24 am
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3x daily. https://www.sfgate.com/travel/articl...d-13786456.php
They seem to be taking advantage of demand for a non-WN option at OAK, which AS so far has been content to ignore. 6x to BUR, 4x to LAS, 4x to SNA and now 3x to BFI by summer.
They seem to be taking advantage of demand for a non-WN option at OAK, which AS so far has been content to ignore. 6x to BUR, 4x to LAS, 4x to SNA and now 3x to BFI by summer.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:31 am
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(1) If you need a rental car, you're nowhere near them, and other than a single rental service you can email, you're on your own to get to the rental lots.
(2) Parking is a fortune, and if you use airport parking, you're on your own to get to/from the hangar.
(3) There's nowhere to wait if you get there early, awaiting someone.
With enough service (and @ OAK, I think we're there), perhaps they'll make arrangements with one of the off-site parking lots. I really hope this expansion doesn't hurt reliability, nor make the terminal too crowded.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:37 am
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I've only flown it once (and will again this coming weekend) and picked up / dropped off someone once. The minor downsides are
(1) If you need a rental car, you're nowhere near them, and other than a single rental service you can email, you're on your own to get to the rental lots.
(2) Parking is a fortune, and if you use airport parking, you're on your own to get to/from the hangar.
(3) There's nowhere to wait if you get there early, awaiting someone.
With enough service (and @ OAK, I think we're there), perhaps they'll make arrangements with one of the off-site parking lots. I really hope this expansion doesn't hurt reliability, nor make the terminal too crowded.
(1) If you need a rental car, you're nowhere near them, and other than a single rental service you can email, you're on your own to get to the rental lots.
(2) Parking is a fortune, and if you use airport parking, you're on your own to get to/from the hangar.
(3) There's nowhere to wait if you get there early, awaiting someone.
With enough service (and @ OAK, I think we're there), perhaps they'll make arrangements with one of the off-site parking lots. I really hope this expansion doesn't hurt reliability, nor make the terminal too crowded.
Apr 23, 2019, 9:50 am
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Apr 23, 2019, 2:30 pm
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Can't you just call a rental car company to pick you up? Isn't that basically Enterprise's entire brand marketing?
Apr 23, 2019, 3:12 pm
#11
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Parking used to be free at OAK - I guess they have expanded too much to make that sustainable.
For car rental it is actually really close to the rental cars - if I needed a car I'd just order a lyft/uber to get to the rental car facility - would be a pretty cheap fare and probably far quicker than a rental car shuttle from the main terminal.
If anyone is unaware, most JetSuiteX flights have JetBlue codeshares. This is very helpful with corporate travel policies.
For car rental it is actually really close to the rental cars - if I needed a car I'd just order a lyft/uber to get to the rental car facility - would be a pretty cheap fare and probably far quicker than a rental car shuttle from the main terminal.
If anyone is unaware, most JetSuiteX flights have JetBlue codeshares. This is very helpful with corporate travel policies.
Apr 24, 2019, 3:44 pm
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