January 4, 200817 yr Skybus Offers 1-Way Fares @ $20.08 Thru Saturday http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=d68f63de-2c41-47c6-b288-8a91e61c1be1
January 5, 200817 yr New routes might be in Skybus' near future Service to Philadelphia, Niagara Falls in works Saturday, January 5, 2008 2:57 AM By Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Flying to Philadelphia and Niagara Falls from Port Columbus soon may become less expensive. Skybus Airlines reportedly is about to announce service to those markets, as well as a flight between its new hub in Greensboro, N.C., and the Chicago suburb of Gary, Ind. More at: http://dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/01/05/skybus_newroutes.ART_ART_01-05-08_C14_T28VCL6.html?sid=101
January 7, 200817 yr how can this tin can with wings expand? I can see usair droping its routes, phl-col route like jet blue dropped its jfk-col route.
January 8, 200817 yr It will be interesting to see what southwest's response will be if Skybus does indeed enter the "Philadelphia" market. However, I don't see US or WN dropping Philly. As for Niagara Falls/Buffalo, I don't see much of a market for that from CMH, MAYBE seasonally. Who knows though?
January 9, 200817 yr Skybus added their service to Niagra Falls and Philly (Wilmington, DE) this morning. One flight daily to each of these cities. Also added were 2nd daily flights to Hartford/Springfield, Milwaukee, and Richmond.
January 11, 200817 yr From The Other Paper, here's a Skybus story thats sure to amuse/annoy depending upon your point of view. The online version of the story didn't include the fun tabloid headline that we have come to expect from The Other Paper, so I'll include it below . . . "FLYER BEWARE: Every airline strands passengers sometimes. But does Columbus's homegrown airline owe them more help when it happens? Not for 10 freaking bucks, says Skybus." http://www.theotherpaper.com/top1-10/coverstory.htm FLYER BEWARE Pricey sandwich? Fine. Getting stranded? Not. by Steph Greegor / January 10, 2008 It’s not $10 fares that will make Skybus the city’s most entertaining business story again in 2008. It’s not the expensive sandwiches or those quaint stairs you take from the cold tarmac up into the planes. It is simple stubbornness. Critics of Columbus’s bargain-basement airline insist it needs to offer something better than bargain-basement customer service. But the company’s CEO insists it can’t and won’t. As it hurtles toward its first anniversary in June, can little Skybus afford to stick to its guns? More at link above:
January 11, 200817 yr What I have said all along... FLYER BEWARE Pricey sandwich? Fine. Getting stranded? Not. by Steph Greegor / January 10, 2008 It’s not $10 fares that will make Skybus the city’s most entertaining business story again in 2008. It’s not the expensive sandwiches or those quaint stairs you take from the cold tarmac up into the planes. It is simple stubbornness. Critics of Columbus’s bargain-basement airline insist it needs to offer something better than bargain-basement customer service. But the company’s CEO insists it can’t and won’t. As it hurtles toward its first anniversary in June, can little Skybus afford to stick to its guns? Whether or not you’re rooting for Skybus, the airline’s insistence on staying with a much-debated business model is compelling stuff. Ten years from now, Skybus could be a thriving industry darling, laughing victoriously at the dullards who doubted its ability to fundamentally change U.S. air travel. Or it could be the answer to a trivia question: What was that cheap airline they tried to start with orange planes? Skymobile? Skyrider? Vaporbus? MORE: http://www.theotherpaper.com/top1-10/coverstory.htm
January 11, 200817 yr ^Virtually simultaneous posts of the Other Paper article. And yes CMH, this is what you have been saying about Skybus all along!
January 24, 200817 yr http://blog.dispatch.com/flying/2008/01/skybus_international_dont_hold.shtml Posted by Marla Matzer Rose on January 22, 2008 12:21 PM Skybus International: Don't Hold Your Breath Those hoping for $10 flights to the Bahamas and Mexico on Skybus this summer are out of luck. Skybus Airlines applied last year to fly to two cities in the Bahamas as well as to Cancun, Mexico and hasn't given any updates on when they might launch those flights. More at link above:
January 24, 200817 yr But Skybus CEO Bill Diffenderffer tells the Bahamian paper The Nassau Guardian this week that the airline won't start flying to the Bahamas until at least fall 2008. He says "regulatory and logistic concerns," not the economy, are dictating the timeline. This is such media crap. Why would the government let a company with no staff fly to an international destination. The domestic nightmare are enough. I can't imagine what would happen to someone with an issue stuck in an international destination. Besides, they don't have enough planes. One Irregular ops day and poof...there goes the airline!
January 24, 200817 yr I said before their launch that an attempt at international service would be fraught with regulatory hurdles... Combine all this with the fact that they want to run routes to the West Coast(which decreases aircraft utilization, thereby increasing costs), fly to Canada (which requires jumping through government hoops, thereby increasing costs), and fly to the Caribbean (possibly needing to equip aircraft with overwater capabilities, thereby increasing costs), while at the same time offering fares comparable to Ryanair, and I think we have a recipe for disaster. Granted, at the time, Canada had been mentioned rather than Mexico or the Bahamas, but the jist is the same. If the head haunchos at Skybus thought the process of securing international flying would be similar as starting service to Chicopee, MA; they were sadly mistaken. On a side note, it looks like today was another stellar day for Skybus. It appears another aircraft went on mechanical this morning. So far, 1 flight each to and from Greensboro, Stewart/Newburgh, and Punta Gorda are all cancelled. Their morning Punta Gorda flight also experienced trouble, finally leaving Columbus 4 hours later than scheduled. That aircraft still has 7 segment left to complete, which will all now be running 4 hours late, unless they cancel 2 segments to return the aircraft to an ontime schedule. In addition, their morning flight to St. Augustine diverted to Jacksonville, making it 3 hours late. That plane still has 5 segments it has to complete, which will all also be running 3 hours late, unless they cancel 2 more segments to return the plane to an ontime schedule.
January 24, 200817 yr "Freeport, a somewhat less attractive destination" Uhh... maybe some parts of Freeport but if *this* is "less attractive", I'll take it any day! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
January 29, 200817 yr http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/01/27/business/business/docbb6f61b9ea4a2975862573db000e87e7.txt Interesting interview with Skybus CEO.
February 6, 200817 yr http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/02/04/daily14.html Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 9:17 AM EST Skybus summer tickets up for sale; Oakland route cut Business First of Columbus The scramble for Skybus Airlines Inc.'s summer bargain fares is on, but the carrier will be headed to one less destination from Central Ohio. The Columbus-based discount airline on Wednesday said it has opened ticket sales for June and July for its 84 daily flights to 17 cities. Skybus also said it will stop service between Port Columbus International Airport and Oakland, Calif., on May 31. More at link above:
February 6, 200817 yr It was only a matter of time before OAK was cut. Too bad, now we only have n/s service to LA. But, with oil prices, no airline is going to start n/s service from CMH to the west coast anytime in the near future. And with Delta continuing to downsize CMH, I doubt we'll see the LAX service return.
February 6, 200817 yr All I can do is shake my head. If SkyBus' owner wants to throw away money, just give it to me. :weird:
February 13, 200817 yr Pease Airport to begin terminal expansion By The Associated Press wire report February 12, 2008 01:39 PM New Hampshire's Pease Development Authority is getting ready to begin a major terminal expansion at Pease Airport. Executive Director Dick Green said the impetus for the $5 million expansion is to deal with an increase in the number of flights from Skybus. The airline now runs six flights a day out of Pease; two flights each to Columbus, Ohio; Greensboro, N.C.; and Punta Gorda, Fla. More at: http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/022178.html
February 14, 200817 yr Skybus to broaden its travel insurance Up to $250 offered if airline cancels flight Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 3:02 AM By Marla Matzer Rose, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Three months after enduring embarrassing Christmastime flight cancellations, Skybus Airlines will offer insurance starting next month that will reimburse travelers up to $250 in costs for alternate methods of transportation. For about $9, $1 more than the minimum for a current policy, the new policy will cover flights canceled for reasons such as the structural damage that put two Skybus jets out of commission on Christmas Day. That caused 18 flights to be canceled over two days, affecting close to 2,000 people. More at: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/02/13/skybus_insurance.ART_ART_02-13-08_C8_HJ9AR7D.html?sid=101
February 19, 200817 yr Midwest Connect, Delta drop flights from Columbus; Skybus was factor, they say Monday, February 18, 2008 6:55 PM By Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Two airlines have trimmed service at Port Columbus, and both say Skybus Airlines played a role in their decisions. Midwest Connect will discontinue its twice-daily flight to Kansas City on April 6, while Delta Air Lines is set to end nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale on March 31. Both cities are served by local startup Skybus, which will be the only airline flying those routes nonstop after early April. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/02/18/skybus_drop.html
February 19, 200817 yr well Columbus isn't a big enough "business" or "leisure" destination to command more air service. It's a college town and everyone is looking on the cheap. I wonder if there will be any cuts from ORD, DET, CLE & CVG because of skybus?
February 19, 200817 yr It's not just the business or dicretionary travel that comes into columbus, but also what goes out of Port-C to other cities. Columbus is a bigger business destination than a lot of people realize and not just for the companies immediately in Columbus, but for the region as a whole. There's also a fairly large demand for being able to do business in other cities, both national and international. But this is also a reason why we need to diversify our transportation offerings to include more, better and faster passenger rail. Agreed that Columbus isn't a major tourist destination year round, but during certain periods... the Arnold Classic, Buckeye football season, etc.... it most certainly does qualify as a major regional and even national destination. And one of the biggest complaints I've heard from out of town guests is Columbus is not easy or cheap to reach by car or by air from mid to long-range distances. When Ameriflora took place in Columbus back in the late 1980's, I met a couple from England who were "appalled" (the British say that word so well) that there were no trains to Columbus when they flew into New York. We need more choices. Skybus, even though its own flights are cheap, is unfortunately reducing those choices.
February 19, 200817 yr It's not just the business or dicretionary travel that comes into columbus, but also what goes out of Port-C to other cities. Columbus is a bigger business destination than a lot of people realize and not just for the companies immediately in Columbus, but for the region as a whole. There's also a fairly large demand for being able to do business in other cities, both national and international. But this is also a reason why we need to diversify our transportation offerings to include more, better and faster passenger rail. I'm speaking about Columbus' O&D traffic. Nothing more.
February 19, 200817 yr O&D=originating and departing traffic. That one of the key points airlines use to weight profitability on a flight. O&D passengers (mostly at hubs) pay a premium. Say I wanted to go Cleveland to LAX. A coach fare departing CLE on continental might be $358 and a coach fare CHM-CLE[ORD/DET/CVG]-LAX might be cheaper at $308 because the passenger is connecting thru a hub. Since the delta and Midwest flights were direct flights, I bet they were flying less than the average standard (27) passengers needed to keep a flight not withstanding the 88% or better capacity on a flight to make it break even.
February 19, 200817 yr O&D=originating and departing traffic. That one of the key points airlines use to weight profitability on a flight. O&D is origin and DESTINATION traffic, and it is measured by the average number of people traveling from and to a city pair per day. Since the delta and Midwest flights were direct flights, I bet they were flying less than the average standard (27) passengers needed to keep a flight not withstanding the 88% or better capacity on a flight to make it break even. Load factor by itself is generally a poor measure of the potential success of a route. For example, a flight from Columbus to Hartford on a 50-seat jet might only have 10 people on it every day. But if those 10 are mostly corporate travelers for insurance companies paying top dollar for their seat, then the route pays for itself. On the other hand, a flight from Columbus to Orlando might be full every day, but if the airline is only attracting people paying Priceline ticket prices or are making low-yield connections to other cites, the flight is loosing money hand-over-fist. In many cases, there are even more factors than just load factor and yield to take into account. It's not just the business or dicretionary travel that comes into columbus, but also what goes out of Port-C to other cities. Columbus is a bigger business destination than a lot of people realize and not just for the companies immediately in Columbus, but for the region as a whole. There's also a fairly large demand for being able to do business in other cities, both national and international. You are most certainly correct, and I see it every day. The demand is here, however when you have a subsidized company pricing out the competition on marginal routes, the competition is going to go away. And, as the Dispatch actually pointed out, the competing carriers are the ones that fuel business and commerce in this city, not Skybus. We're on a quick downward spiral here, and if Skybus doesn't go away, Columbus is going to be hurting big time, as the only options we'll have on network carriers will be limited access to select hubs and likely on nothing but regional jets. The worst part is, the city and state are financing the degredation of air service in their own city. It's a shame.
February 19, 200817 yr I stand corrected. Sorry about that noozer. However, from Columbus do you really think there is that much - and you are in a better position to answer than me - F and Y fares. If yes are those F & Y fares to hubs or on direct flight. i would think the flights to Ft. lauderdale/Orlando/Vegas are high yeild, low price fares, many of which are thru opaque channels. I mean isn't the reason that America West shut down is because poor O & D traffic along with bad marketing and connections?
February 19, 200817 yr My experience is mostly with network carriers operating flights to hubs from Columbus. I don't know what kind of fares the airlines that fly point-to-point routes from Columbus are seeing, though I can make rough estimates based on what I know about the market and the airline flying the route. Without divuldging too much propriety information or going into insane amounts of detail, I would say the amount of F, C, and full Y fares out of Columbus are at a level where the airport should be able to support better service. The problem is, when the rest of your potential income is flying on another carrier, i.e. the budget fares that a carrier might not make as much money on, those high yield fares themselves still might not be enough to make a route work, which is what I think we're seeing with the discontinuation of service from CMH to MCI and FLL. As far as Florida and Vegas are concerned, they are popular routes, but the yields are generally low since the majority of the passengers on these flights are very price conscious. That's why you see low fare carriers on the majority of these routes, as they can offer the lowest fare and make money off of them. The network carriers, while their costs are higher, can justify flying some low yield routes if the market conditions are right. For example, Delta might carry a lot of low yield, Priceline traffic to Ft. Lauderdale, but since both South Florida and Columbus are significant Delta markets (though in Columbus' case, was), Delta could probably command a higher fare than say, Southwest, due to the loyalty of fliers in both markets who only fly Delta and are willing to pay a higher fare to do so. In addition, there is also a slight amount of high yield business traffic that Delta could cultivate as well. These latter two market segments keep the route profitable, but the first is also necessary to keep the route aloft. With Skybus directly competing in the market with a glut of seat priced below standard market prices, you have a large chunk of your potential passenger base now siphoned off. I think this is what is causing the breakdown in airline service by regular air carriers in Columbus.
February 19, 200817 yr From talking with someone at CMH, the Delta FLL flight had been doing poor for quite a while, before SX even entered the market. This person stated that PBI does better (granted via connections) and had hopes that DL would drop FLL and start PBI. Its happened, even though PBI is weekly and seasonal. I know some of you want SX to leave, but they really aren't showing any signs of doing so. Even if they leave, who's to say the legacy carriers will return the flights they cut? They may be upset with CMH and say, screw it, and not return. I heard rumors that WN was unhappy and were looking at DAY to fly to instead of CMH. Not sure that would ever happen but I've heard before that its not wise to piss off WN. Of course, my question is, why didn't they step up when America West bolted?
February 19, 200817 yr Not sure that would ever happen but I've heard before that its not wise to piss off WN. Of course, my question is, why didn't they step up when America West bolted? Yeah, I heard that about the Delta flights as well. In regard to WN, they don't open up or operate unprofitable routes. They probably looked at overall passenger demand and determined metro Columbus couldn't be made over. Especially when JetBlue drops routes out of Columbus. The Southwest affect usually makes an entire airport profitable. More people coming in under the impression that SW drives down fares, making airtravel more accessible to the masses. Most people today think airtravel is to expensive but a WN at your airport makes people believe that they can get bargain pricing therefore driving up passenger numbers. Examples PHL*, DEN, FLL or IAD. Although, you might disagree, my uneducated guess is that the metro Columbus area isn't an important airtravel market and Ohio has the unique situation of having two established hubs (like CA, FL and IL) at either end of the state. I don't think Columbus has the population or business community large enough to support more service. *PHL US Airways hub is the worst, and PHL is a mismanaged airport and horrible terminal and WN has a boner to kill of US Airways at any of their major locations. WN killed US Air in Baltimore and seems to be trying to do the same in PHL, LAS and PHX. You noticed around the time the merger was announced/right after the merger of America West/US Air, WN open up in Philly and upped flights to the airports near Boston, since the new UsAirways would be HQ'd in one of WN's busiest markets - PHX. A "network carrier", as CMH_Downtown calls them, :wink: would be foolish to open up a hub in San Diego, any LA area airport, Sacramento, the Bay Area, New Orleans, Nashville, Seattle [AS is barely holding on in that market, however, consolidation will leave them all alone as they could lose code sharing agreements], FLL or PBI, or most of the plain states because WN would beat them up. In addition, JetBlue is also in many of those markets fighting it out with WN [FLL, PBI, Los Angeles, many New England markets, SEA, SAN, etc]so it would be a losing battle for a network carrier. And since Jetblue left, Delta pulling up stakes and a second tier airline like Midwest pulling out, WN probably crunched numbers and feels as though Columbus isn't worth it. OK, I'm rambling......
February 19, 200817 yr Add PIT to the equation in terms of WN trying to kill off US. Apparently they have plans to operate up to 65 daily flights from there in the next 3-5 years. Not sure PIT is capable of handling that many but who knows for sure. WN at least hasn't cut back at CMH. Once the 3rd Vegas flight begins this summer, they'll be up to 30 daily flights per day. Thats not exactly a HUGE presence, but it is solid nonetheless and larger than its presence in DTW, LOU, IND, CLE, BUF and PIT (for now), all airports in the general region.. I have a feeling that if SX ever opens a route that competes directly with them, WN will react. People have been wanting West Coast service for years, but when SX offered it, people complained that it was a stupid move. Basically, people wanted service to SEA, SFO, PDX and all on a legacy carrier. And now those cities are gone (except BUR/LA). But, had SX not come around, we'd still have the same amount of West Coast flights as we do now. Delta would PROBABLY still have its LAX flight, though no way to know for sure. No legacy or LCC is going to offer CMH-West Coast anytime in the near future. With the ways things are looking its going to SX and WN as the top arriers at CMH and I hope that WN doesn't cut back. Delta will soon be a very minor player (a la Northwest and Continental) at CMH.
February 19, 200817 yr Good points, I forgot about PIT. SX to me just seems like a virus. You're right, if SX goes head to head with WN, it will be a blood bath. WN killed the BWI-CLE service on US and made continental downgrade to RJs for some flight on that route. I guess after consolidation we'll see how things shake out.
February 19, 200817 yr From talking with someone at CMH, the Delta FLL flight had been doing poor for quite a while, before SX even entered the market. This person stated that PBI does better (granted via connections) and had hopes that DL would drop FLL and start PBI. Its happened, even though PBI is weekly and seasonal. Apparently they were doing well enough to keep going, since it's just now being discontinued. PBI should've been started a long time ago as a daily year-round flight. But again, it's not going to happen with SX in the picture. I know some of you want SX to leave, but they really aren't showing any signs of doing so. Even if they leave, who's to say the legacy carriers will return the flights they cut? They may be upset with CMH and say, screw it, and not return. I heard rumors that WN was unhappy and were looking at DAY to fly to instead of CMH. Not sure that would ever happen but I've heard before that its not wise to piss off WN. Of course, my question is, why didn't they step up when America West bolted? Southwest has stepped up service, just incrementally. At the time of the hub pulldown, WN had 16 daily flights from CMH. As of this spring, that number will be nearly double at 30. In addition, other airlines stepped up service quite a bit after the announcement of the hub closure. Although, you might disagree, my uneducated guess is that the metro Columbus area isn't an important airtravel market and Ohio has the unique situation of having two established hubs (like CA, FL and IL) at either end of the state. I don't think Columbus has the population or business community large enough to support more service. You know I'm going to disagree with that. Columbus may not be as important of a market as many other cities, but it is still important nonetheless. The fact that there are 2 large hubs at either end of the state is largely inconsequential, as cities in similar situations that are roughly as large as Columbus are doing just fine, if not increasing airline service. Indianapolis, despite being surrounded by ORD/MDW, DTW, CVG, and STL is breaking passenger records. Milwaukee is just up the road from Chicago, with MSP a quick flight away, but has been able to hold its own and gain passengers at a steady pace. Raleigh-Durham has megahubs in CLT and ATL to compete with, but has seen an explosion in new and increased service over the past few years. Austin lies in the shadow of DFW/DAL and IAH/HOU and also has to compete with nearby SAT, but has been attaining new service year over year. The fact of the matter is, the Columbus market was making steady gains just like many of the aforementioned airports. However now with Skybus wreaking havoc on the market, we're seeing many of the gains the airport has worked so hard to attain fade away. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the sooner this cancer is expelled from Columbus, the better.
February 19, 200817 yr You know I'm going to disagree with that. Columbus may not be as important of a market as many other cities, but it is still important nonetheless. The fact that there are 2 large hubs at either end of the state is largely inconsequential, as cities in similar situations that are roughly as large as Columbus are doing just fine, if not increasing airline service. Indianapolis, despite being surrounded by ORD/MDW, DTW, CVG, and STL is breaking passenger records. Milwaukee is just up the road from Chicago, with MSP a quick flight away, but has been able to hold its own and gain passengers at a steady pace. Raleigh-Durham has megahubs in CLT and ATL to compete with, but has seen an explosion in new and increased service over the past few years. Austin lies in the shadow of DFW/DAL and IAH/HOU and also has to compete with nearby SAT, but has been attaining new service year over year. The fact of the matter is, the Columbus market was making steady gains just like many of the aforementioned airports. However now with Skybus wreaking havoc on the market, we're seeing many of the gains the airport has worked so hard to attain fade away. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the sooner this cancer is expelled from Columbus, the better. I knew you would! LOL :-) Indi was a "hub" for ATA, milwauke for Midwest, STL and RDU were form American hubs that all declined but have recently bounced back because of increase regional jet service. Your bottom line is the biggest answer. Until SX leaves it only makes columbus that much more difficult to do business in, since any professional now has to make a connection. I don't know any corporate travel office/procurement office that would link up with SX.
February 19, 200817 yr Is PBI too close to FLL for DL to make it work? SX isn't going to PBI, so that should at least make it somewhat viable for DL. Does anyone think that SX will still be around in a year or two? I know what some people HOPE, but what do you honestly THINK? I know their yields are very poor, but some markets must still be doing okay. There's no way that, with cost of fuel aside, that markets like MCI, RIC, CEP, MKE are/were doing better than OAK, BUR, BLI and SAN. Fuel prices killed them, but how do they keep the others going. RIC and CEP are also supposed to get a second daily flight! If they increase MKE, then MW may leave altogether.
February 22, 200817 yr I really don't see them going away for a couple years at the earliest. I have to think that they'll start dropping their poor performing routes eventually and begin increasing frequencies to their better routes. I think they can survive flying several flights a day to sunbelt cities and perhaps Portsmouth in the NE. Their other cities like MKE, CEP, ILG, etc. just don't seem to be where they need to be. Flying to FLL, PGD, UST, GPT, BUR and perhaps adding AUS, SAT and maybe some other coastal cities would be their best bet. But, I'm no expert so who knows.
February 24, 200817 yr I was checking out flightaware.com and just noticed there is a skybus A319 at cvg right now. Have no clue why. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SKB42
February 24, 200817 yr Could it be a press plane for one of the presidential candidates? I doubt it, it's headed back to Columbus now.
February 25, 200817 yr Could it be a press plane for one of the presidential candidates? Ha-ha! You're giving Skybus too much credit! Columbus experienced extremely dense fog during the mid-morning. The visibility was so bad that several inbound aircraft were put into holding patterns just outside of Columbus, all of which ended up diverting to other airport. The Skybus plane that arrived in CVG was SKB 42, a flight from Richmond, VA. In addition, a flight from Portsmouth, NH diverted to, of all places, Parkersburg, WV. Needless to say, since they still have no flexibility in their schedule, their operation was messed up. They ended up canceling their San Diego roundtrip and other flights have been posting 3+ hour delays. Definitely not a pretty day for the orange butterfly.
February 25, 200817 yr Man, I would walk or driving before booking a flight on "greyhound" in the sky!
February 25, 200817 yr I wonder how many people here who complain about Skybus has actually flown on it?
February 25, 200817 yr I wonder how many people here who complain about Skybus has actually flown on it? Just ignore those remarks Walker. They work for airlines and have a vested interest in seeing new competition fail. I've flown three times now (even once for business), with a 4th coming up in a few months. I have zero complaints considering what I paid for the tickets. I hope they make it and am glad the city and local organizations are behind them...nothing ventured, nothing gained.
February 25, 200817 yr Why ignore? I don't work for an airline but have flown enough, work with enough and know airline programs well enough to have an informed opinion. I don't think any of us want to purposely see an Ohio business fail, its their business model that I don't like and what it's doing in the local market. As noted earlier, the affect that SB is having on the local market maybe seen for years to come and as Columbus tries to change its image, the very public problems this airline has cannot be good for anyone.
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