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Originally Posted by thenewbie
(Post 9424366)
Here's info on the Skybus expansion according to the Columbus Dispatch (link from A.net)
If you're going from surroundings to surroundings that's a different story but I'm sure they're not going to make that distinction in their ads. |
Originally Posted by Lurker1999
(Post 9427471)
There was a posting on the Boston Globe blog about the Portsmouth to Newburgh routing. But they're going to market it as Boston to New York which seems a little disingenuous. If you were were actually looking to get from Boston proper to downtown New York it seems like you'd be better off just getting on a Greyhound bus which would take just as much time as getting out to PMH, flying to SWF and then finding transportation into Manhattan.
If you're going from surroundings to surroundings that's a different story but I'm sure they're not going to make that distinction in their ads. -Ken |
flight schedule changes
I have a trip planned with my son to vist some major league baseball stadiums within driving distance of Columbus via Skybus. My original flight into Columbus was supposed to arrive around 10 a.m. so we could have a nice leasurely drive to Pittsburgh for the first game. In checking the schedules after June 1, the flight time of this flight has change to FOUR HOURS LATER !!! Now it will be a mad scramble for the rental car and hope there are no delays either on the plane or on the highway !!
AFter going to the skybus website I found that I can change the flight to the night before without charge!!! This is GREAT news....good going skybus ! -Ken |
Originally Posted by Ken_V
(Post 9429681)
AFter going to the skybus website I found that I can change the flight to the night before without charge!!! This is GREAT news....good going skybus ! |
August Skybus tix are now on sale, get those $10 seats while they are still available !!!
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Originally Posted by UAL123
(Post 9052015)
Ok, I decided to take the time to figure out where all their planes fly by looking at their schedule. This is for April.
Plane 1 CMH-Portsmouth 6:10 a.m. 7:51 a.m. Portsmouth-CMH 8:16 a.m. 10:05 a.m. CMH-MCI 10:30 a.m. 11:16 a.m. MCI-CMH 11:41 a.m. 2:16 p.m. CMH-St. Augustine 2:41 p.m. 4:30 p.m. St. Augustine-CMH 4:55 p.m. 6:46 p.m. CMH-FLL 7:11 p.m. 9:37 p.m. FLL-CMH 10:02 p.m. 12:29 a.m. Plane 2 CMH-FLL 5:45 a.m. 8:11 a.m. Ex. Tues FLL-CMH 8:36 a.m. 11:03 a.m. Ex. Tues CMH-Punta Gorda 11:28 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Punta Gorda-CMH 2:10 p.m. 4:27 p.m. CMH-RIC 4:52 p.m. 5:59 p.m. RIC-CMH 6:24 p.m. 7:35 p.m. CMH-Newburgh 8:00 p.m. 9:24 p.m. Newburgh-CMH 9:49 p.m. 11:19 p.m. Plane 3 CMH-GSO 6:05 a.m. 7:11 a.m. GSO-CMH 7:36 a.m. 8:40 a.m. CMH-Newburgh 9:05 a.m. 10:29 a.m. Newburgh-CMH 10:54 a.m. 12:24 p.m. CMH-Wilmington 12:49 p.m, 1:58 p.m. Wilmington-CMH 2:23 p.m. 3:40 p.m. CMH-MKE 4:05 p.m. 4:15 p.m. MKE-CMH 4:40 p.m. 6:43 p.m. CMH-Punta Gorda 7:08 p.m. 9:25 p.m. Punta Gorda-CMH 9:50 p.m. 12:07 a.m. Plane 4 CMH-St. Augustine 6:00 a.m. 7:49 a.m. St. Augustine-Portsmouth 8:14 a.m. 10:42 a.m. Portsmouth-Punta Gorda 11:07 a.m. 2:23 p.m. Punta Gorda-Portsmouth 2:48 p.m. 5:49 p.m. Portsmouth-St. Augustine 6:14 p.m. 8:55 p.m. St. Augustine-CMH 9:20 p.m. 11:11 p.m. Plane 5 CMH-MKE 6:15 a.m. 6:25 a.m. MKE-CMH 6:50 a.m. 8:23 a.m. CMH-BUR 9:18 a.m. 10:59 a.m. BUR-CMH 11:24 a.m. 6:32 p.m. CMH-Portsmouth 6:57 p.m. 8:38 p.m. ex. Sat Portsmouth-CMH 9:03 p.m. 10:52 p.m. ex. Sat Plane 6 CMH-RIC 6:45 a.m. 7:52 a.m. RIC-CMH 8:17 a.m. 9:28 a.m. CMH-Chicopee 9:53 a.m. 11:26 a.m. Chicopee-CMH 11:51 a.m. 1:35 p.m. CMH-Niagra Falls 2:00 p.m. 3:01 p.m. Niagra Falls-CMH 3:26 p.m. 4:32 p.m. CMH-Chattanooga 4:57 p.m. 6:14 p.m Chattanooga-CMH 6:39 p.m. 7:48 p.m. CMH-Gulfport 8:13 p.m. 9:14 p.m. Gulfport-CMH 9:39 p.m. 12:32 a.m. Plane 7 CMH-OAK 5:45 a.m. 7:34 a.m. OAK-CMH 7:59 a.m. 3:17 p.m. CMH-GSO 3:42 p.m. 4:48 p.m. GSO-CMH 5:13 p.m. 6:17 p.m. CMH-Chicopee 6:42 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Chicopee-CMH 8:40 p.m. 10:24 p.m. Plane 8 GSO-Portsmouth 5:45 a.m. 7:36 a.m. Portsmouth-GSO 8:01 a.m. 9:58 a.m. GSO-Gulfport 10:24 a.m. 11:16 a.m. Gulfport-GSO 11:41 a.m. 2:21 p.m. GSO-FLL 2:46 p.m. 4:39 p.m. FLL-GSO 5:04 p.m. 6:56 p.m. GSO-Portsmouth 7:21 p.m. 9:12 p.m. Portsmouth-GSO 9:37 p.m. 11:34 p.m. Plane 9 GSO-CMH 1:28 a.m. 2:35 a.m. Wednesday Only GSO-BUR 6:15 a.m. 8:23 a.m. ex. Wed BUR-GSO 8:48 a.m. 4:25 p.m. ex. Wed CMH-GSO 3:13 p.m. 4:23 p.m. Wednesday Only GSO-Newburgh 4:50 p.m. 6:28 p.m. Newburgh-GSO 6:53 p.m. 8:28 p.m. GSO-FLL 8:53 p.m. 10:46 p.m. FLL-GSO 11:11 p.m. 1:03 a.m. Plane 10 GSO-Newburgh 6:15 a.m. 7:53 a.m. Newburgh-GSO 8:18 a.m. 9:53 a.m. GSO-Punta Gorda 10:18 a.m. 12:05 p.m. Punta Gorda-GSO 12:30 p.m. 2:16 p.m. GSO-Chicopee 2:41 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Chicopee-GSO 4:40 p.m. 6:27 p.m. GSO-Gary 6:52 p.m. 7:32 p.m. Gary-GSO 7:57 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Plane 11 GSO-Wilmington 5:45 a.m. 6:50 a.m. Wilmington-GSO 7:15 a.m. 8:30 a.m. GSO-Gary 8:55 a.m. 9:35 a.m. Gary-GSO 10:00 a.m 12:33 p.m. GSO-St. Augustine 12:58 p.m. 2:17 p.m. St. Augustine-GSO 2:42 p.m. 4:01 p.m. GSO-Wilmington 4:26 p.m. 5:31 p.m. Wilmington-GSO 5:56 p.m. 7:11 p.m. GSO-Punta Gorda 7:36 p.m. 9:23 p.m. Punta Gorda-GSO 9:48 p.m. 11:34 p.m. Could you do this again with the post June 1st changes ? Tell me to go away if it's too much work !!! Thanks, Ken |
It's official news releases from Skybus
Hi all,
It's already official news releases from Skybus will inauguration new routes from CEF/RIC-SGJ nonstop goes on effective June 1, 2008 and also, CEF-PGD & SWF-PSM, too. Here the recently previously routes will being discontinuation some cities is: Effective April 1: Previously announced service between Columbus and Niagara Falls, NY, and a previously announced second daily flight between Columbus and Milwaukee, will be discontinued. Effective April 15: Service between Columbus and Chattanooga will be discontinued. Service between Columbus and New York/Stewart, and between Columbus and Chicopee, will be reduced from two flights daily to one. Service between Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Gulfport-Biloxi, MS will be discontinued. Service between Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Gary, IN; Wilmington, DE; Punta Gorda and New York/Stewart will be reduced from two daily nonstops to one. Here the press releases from SX will inauguration some routes from CEF/RIC-SGJ & CEF-PGD. Here it is: http://ask.skybus.com/about/skybus/s...ssReleaseID=42 Thanks all. :) |
I am a reporter at The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey who writes about airlines. I am looking to interview people about their experience with Skybus. If you are available, can you reply? Thanks.
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I flew Skybus yesterday from MKE-CMH on a $25 fare and my experience was surprisingly good. Checked in online about 23 hours before departure and got sequence number 7, which put me in seating area 2 (the first group to board after those who paid extra for "Priority Boarding" in group 1). The flight was less than half full, so I had a whole row to myself, one row from the back. Everything ran on time and the meal service wasn't bad...got a roast beef sandwich on ciabatta for $8, a small can of Pringles for $2, and a full can of Pepsi for $2. A little pricey for what you get, yes, but worth it for the convenience factor and not all that much more than what many airport restaurants charge. There was even an inflight magazine.
The flight attendants were kind of trashy looking as they all wore Skybus t-shirts, non-uniform-issue black pants, and sneakers, but provided good service. We deplaned from the rear in CMH using airstairs (no jetways at most Skybus stations, though MKE uses a jetway as the gate and staff for Skybus flights there belong to Continental). The experience was very smooth and I would gladly fly Skybus again...but one flight a day in a market doesn't do much good for business travel, and I don't think Skybus is ever going to fill up an A319 in a market like MKE-CMH (neither MKE nor CMH is a "leisure" destination). The new Florida routes are probably a better choice...I have no doubt Skybus could easily sell all the seats if they were ever to fly MKE-Punta Gorda or MKE-FLL. |
Originally Posted by Ken_V
(Post 9435716)
UAL123,
Could you do this again with the post June 1st changes ? Tell me to go away if it's too much work !!! Thanks, Ken As of June 1 Plane 1 CMH PSM 7:15 AM 8:56 AM PSM SWF 9:21 AM 10:16 AM SFW PSM 10:41 AM 11:36 AM PSM CMH 12:01 PM 1:50 PM CMH FLL 2:35 PM 5:01 PM FLL CMH 5:26 PM 7:53 PM CMH GSO 8:18 PM 9:24 PM GSO CMH 9:49 PM 10:53 PM Plane 2 CMH PGD 6:05 AM 8:22 AM PGD CMH 8:47 AM 11:04 AM CMH MCI 12:06 PM 12:52 PM MCI CMH 1:17 PM 3:52 PM CMH RIC 4:27 PM 5:34 PM RIC SGJ 6:04 PM 7:38 PM SGJ RIC 8:03 PM 9:35 PM RIC CMH 10:05 PM 11:16 PM Plane 3 CMH CEF 7:00 AM 8:33 AM CEF SGJ 8:58 AM 11:24 AM SGJ CEF 11:49 AM 2:09 PM CEF PGD 2:54 PM 5:49 PM PGD CEF 6:14 PM 9:05 PM CEF CMH 9:30 PM 11:14 PM Plane 4 CMH SGJ 5:45 AM 7:34 AM SGJ PSM 7:59 AM 10:27 AM PSM PGD 10:52 AM 2:08 PM PGD PSM 2:53 PM 5:54 PM PSM SGJ 6:19 PM 9:00 PM SGJ CMH 9:25 PM 11:16 PM Plane 5 CMH BUR 8:31 AM 10:12 AM ex.Wed BUR CMH 10:37 AM 5:45 PM ex. Wed CMH PSM 7:31 PM 9:12 PM ex. Sat PSM CMH 9:37 PM 11:26 PM ex. Sat Plane 6 CMH FLL 6:30 AM 8:56 AM ex. Tues FLL CMH 9:21 AM 11:48 AM ex. Tues CMH ILG 12:13 PM 1:22 PM ILG CMH 1:47 PM 3:04 PM Either CMH SWF 3:51 PM 5:15 PM SWF CMH 5:40 PM 7:10 PM CMH PGD 7:35 PM 9:52 PM PGD CMH 10:17 PM 12:34 AM or CMH SGJ 3:44 PM 5:33 PM SGJ CMH 5:58 PM 7:49 PM CMH GPT 8:14 PM 9:15 PM GPT CMH 9:40 PM 12:33 AM Plane 7 CMH RIC 6:15 AM 7:22 AM RIC CMH 7:52 AM 9:03 AM CMH GSO 9:28 AM 10:34 AM GSO CMH 10:59 AM 12:03 PM CMH MKE 12:28 PM 12:38 PM MKE CMH 1:03 PM 3:06 PM Either CMH SWF 3:51 PM 5:15 PM SWF CMH 5:40 PM 7:10 PM CMH PGD 7:35 PM 9:52 PM PGD CMH 10:17 PM 12:34 AM or CMH SGJ 3:44 PM 5:33 PM SGJ CMH 5:58 PM 7:49 PM CMH GPT 8:14 PM 9:15 PM GPT CMH 9:40 PM 12:33 AM Plane 8 GSO BUR 5:45 AM 7:53 AM ex. Wed BUR GSO 8:18 AM 3:55 PM ex. Wed GSO ILG 4:40 PM 5:45 PM ILG GSO 6:10 PM 7:25 PM GSO FLL 7:50 PM 9:43 PM FLL GSO 10:08 PM 12:00 AM Plane 9 GSO PSM 6:15 AM 8:06 AM PSM GSO 8:31 AM 10:28 AM GSO SGJ 11:15 AM 12:34 PM SGJ GSO 12:59 PM 2:18 PM Either GSO CEF 3:13 PM 4:47 PM CEF GSO 5:12 PM 6:59 PM GSO SWF 7:24 PM 9:02 PM SWF GSO 9:27 PM 11:02 PM or GSO GYY 3:18 PM 3:58 PM GYY GSO 4:23 PM 6:56 PM GSO PSM 7:21 PM 9:12 PM PSM GSO 9:37 PM 11:34 PM Plane 10 GSO FLL 5:45 AM 7:38 AM FLL GSO 8:03 AM 9:55 AM GSO PGD 10:20 AM 12:07 PM PGD GSO 12:32 PM 2:18 PM Either GSO CEF 3:13 PM 4:47 PM CEF GSO 5:12 PM 6:59 PM GSO SWF 7:24 PM 9:02 PM SWF GSO 9:27 PM 11:02 PM or GSO GYY 3:18 PM 3:58 PM GYY GSO 4:23 PM 6:56 PM GSO PSM 7:21 PM 9:12 PM PSM GSO 9:37 PM 11:34 PM |
nevermind :-)
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Next time be sure to ask them to heat up the sandwich, they'll gladly do it for you and it becomes a "first class" meal all of a sudden! They also use a jetway at Newburgh/Stewart.
Most folks Ive talked with love Skybus, and if you listen up in the gate area...you'll hear many pax talking about how excited they are about Skybus and how little they paid for their ticket. SX is gaining a host of loyal flyers, but the ascension needs to be a lot faster in today's high fuel market! Sad to see GSO-GPT discontinued...is this a market pullout for them from GPT? On another note, last time I flew into SWF on SX, there were as many as a dozen biz travelers...I saw them on the way and up and back down. They were flying in for the day. Skybus is indeed appealing to a wide variety of travelers, much to everyone's disbelief. |
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
(Post 9444275)
Next time be sure to ask them to heat up the sandwich, they'll gladly do it for you and it becomes a "first class" meal all of a sudden! They also use a jetway at Newburgh/Stewart.
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
(Post 9444275)
Sad to see GSO-GPT discontinued...is this a market pullout for them from GPT?
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For those who like to complain about Skybus...there are several flights that sell out regularly. By searching Skybus.com and trying to purchase 10 tickets, the sold out flights appear...several days GSO-BUR, GSO-PGD, GSO-SGJ, and GSO-Hartford/Chicopee appear sold out over the coming weeks.
I think people buy more last minute tickets with Skybus, and the route planners have to keep searching for routes like this where flights will perform well. Of course, there are also days where the loads are a lot lighter, but these S/O flights cant hurt! |
Skybus Airlines' CEO, Bill Diffenderffer, has resigned, the airline announced today. He will be replaced by the company's CFO, Mike Hodge, effective immediately.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...kybus_ceo.html |
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