http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/10/cranky-on-the-web-scasdp-week-october-4-9/ Thu, 24 May 2012 21:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/10/cranky-on-the-web-scasdp-week-october-4-9/comment-page-1/#comment-80231 MRD Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:27:43 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3683#comment-80231 I have to say that the proposal from the Ithaca airport is actually quite intriguing. I fly in/out Ithaca regularly as an alternative to Syracuse and the delays there always seem to be horrible, especially when flying CO through EWR. The last three times I have flown CO through EWR in fact, the flight to Ithaca has been delayed (2) or cancelled (1), so I got switched to a flight to Syracuse. Recently, Sen. Chuck Schumer had to intervene when CO abruptly canceled service to ITH. According to CO, it was because EWR was overcrowded and the delays were affecting their schedule too much (Commutair operates the ITH-EWR flights). Load factor was 65% on the then 4 daily RT flights and airport officials claimed the flights were profitable. Now, there are only three RT daily. The airport is probably worried that CO will pull out if they make a big enough complaint. Obviously, the idea of a federally funded bus alternative is preposterous, especially since the max number of people it could serve on a given day is 37. I have to say though, that I really do love flying in and out of ITH and it will become even easier once DL starts JFK/LGA service and US starts to DCA. I have to say that the proposal from the Ithaca airport is actually quite intriguing. I fly in/out Ithaca regularly as an alternative to Syracuse and the delays there always seem to be horrible, especially when flying CO through EWR. The last three times I have flown CO through EWR in fact, the flight to Ithaca has been delayed (2) or cancelled (1), so I got switched to a flight to Syracuse. Recently, Sen. Chuck Schumer had to intervene when CO abruptly canceled service to ITH. According to CO, it was because EWR was overcrowded and the delays were affecting their schedule too much (Commutair operates the ITH-EWR flights). Load factor was 65% on the then 4 daily RT flights and airport officials claimed the flights were profitable. Now, there are only three RT daily. The airport is probably worried that CO will pull out if they make a big enough complaint. Obviously, the idea of a federally funded bus alternative is preposterous, especially since the max number of people it could serve on a given day is 37. I have to say though, that I really do love flying in and out of ITH and it will become even easier once DL starts JFK/LGA service and US starts to DCA.

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