CMH-based Skybus
Oct 16, 2007 | 6:41 pm
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Oct 16, 2007 | 7:00 pm
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They will be reallocated to an additional flight to Punta Gorda and Greenboro from CMH. Also, the rumor is they'll be reallocated to GSO as a focus city.
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Oct 16, 2007 | 7:12 pm
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I'm afraid I have to agree. They're fleeing three separate markets in the west. That seems like an indication of failure generally.
Oct 16, 2007 | 7:23 pm
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They are fleeing two markets. Burbank is just being cut back to one daily. This shows failure due to the rise of oil from around $60 a barrel when they planned the west coast markets to around $88 today. I believe focusing on short-haul markets will help, but will it be enough? Many will say no, but I'm staying optomistic.
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Oct 16, 2007 | 7:39 pm
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Oct 16, 2007 | 8:24 pm
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Oct 16, 2007 | 8:55 pm
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They extended their schedule this morning which is why there were plenty of $10 fares.
They are fleeing two markets. Burbank is just being cut back to one daily. This shows failure due to the rise of oil from around $60 a barrel when they planned the west coast markets to around $88 today. I believe focusing on short-haul markets will help, but will it be enough? Many will say no, but I'm staying optomistic.
They are fleeing two markets. Burbank is just being cut back to one daily. This shows failure due to the rise of oil from around $60 a barrel when they planned the west coast markets to around $88 today. I believe focusing on short-haul markets will help, but will it be enough? Many will say no, but I'm staying optomistic.
Oct 17, 2007 | 12:06 pm
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It's not going to happen. Skybus is sort of a PeopleExpress flameout story in fast forward. PE took five or six years to implode; Skybus is running the same play in five or six months.
Oct 24, 2007 | 1:28 am
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Ive flown BUR-CMH three times so far. Once at 120, once at 140, and once at 10.00 each way. Looking at the future schedule out to May, the lowest price is 100 one way. So that is 240 with taxes RT. And that was the minimum, some were 175 each way. The only thing now that they have going for them is they are one of the only carriers besides Delta to have a non-stop from BUR to CMH and their seats are more comfortable.
Other then that, You can score a sub 200 fare to CMH almost anytime if you look and wait....so how far does skybus think they can raise fares. Destined for failure.
Other then that, You can score a sub 200 fare to CMH almost anytime if you look and wait....so how far does skybus think they can raise fares. Destined for failure.
Oct 24, 2007 | 9:35 am
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They are fleeing two markets. Burbank is just being cut back to one daily. This shows failure due to the rise of oil from around $60 a barrel when they planned the west coast markets to around $88 today. I believe focusing on short-haul markets will help, but will it be enough? Many will say no, but I'm staying optomistic.
Oct 24, 2007 | 12:19 pm
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I think its probably a good idea. The BUR flights I was on were only full half the time...usually there were 20-50 seats empty. But with this price increase Im flying DELTA this weekend instead of Skybus.
Oct 24, 2007 | 2:10 pm
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I want them to fail. If their idea of customer service and amenities was to be successful and other airlines adopted a similar philosophy, I think I would give up flying alltogether.