Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Skybus comes to Chicago, sort of.
Last month the highly anticipated news came down from Columbus. The new ultra low cost carrier, Skybus, will be expanding its roster of destinations to include Chicago. Well, sort of. It will be flying to Gary-Chicago Airport, about 15 miles east of the city in Gary, Indiana.
To me this seems like such a smart move. Chicago is currently served by two overcrowded and extremely busy airports, Midway and O'Hare. Gary has no other airlines to compete for gate space with currently, and the airport is literally a couple hundred feet from Interstate 90. Attempts have been made to make Gary a regional airport alternative to the big Chicago mess, but with little success - as Casino Air, Hooters Air and most recently SkyValue have tried and failed to breathe life into the little airport that can't quite could.
This opportunity could be different however. With $10 seats, and a better funded operation behind it, Skybus could make Gary a successful destination for them. Plus, it's suddenly convenient for the million or so people that are considered Chicago area people who live minutes from Gary but an hour plus from the other airports.
The only problem? Skybus is only scheduling one destination for Gary and that's Greensboro, NC. Personally, I'd love to see a Gary to New Jersey route, but that's most likely because I want the chance to fly without the hassle of Midway or O'Hare.
To me this seems like such a smart move. Chicago is currently served by two overcrowded and extremely busy airports, Midway and O'Hare. Gary has no other airlines to compete for gate space with currently, and the airport is literally a couple hundred feet from Interstate 90. Attempts have been made to make Gary a regional airport alternative to the big Chicago mess, but with little success - as Casino Air, Hooters Air and most recently SkyValue have tried and failed to breathe life into the little airport that can't quite could.This opportunity could be different however. With $10 seats, and a better funded operation behind it, Skybus could make Gary a successful destination for them. Plus, it's suddenly convenient for the million or so people that are considered Chicago area people who live minutes from Gary but an hour plus from the other airports.
The only problem? Skybus is only scheduling one destination for Gary and that's Greensboro, NC. Personally, I'd love to see a Gary to New Jersey route, but that's most likely because I want the chance to fly without the hassle of Midway or O'Hare.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
This Week In Links: Best of the Web
The Consumer Electronics Show was in Vegas this past week. Peter Greenberg tells NBC what the hottest travel toys on showcase were.
Looking to avoid travel disaster? We all are. We talked travel insurance this week, but Go Girlfriend has some tips on how to find the up to the minute travel advisories that might be necessary for you to know about.
Plenty of news about Skybus, the new low cost airline centered in Ohio. Might not be doing as well as they'd hoped. I wager $100 a barrel oil is to blame. And that $100 a barrel oil will make those $10 seats suddenly become $20 seats. Jaunted has the scoop.
Also, look to the left, or just click here. I've decided to share my travel flickr photostream with you. So feel free to look and enjoy!
Looking to avoid travel disaster? We all are. We talked travel insurance this week, but Go Girlfriend has some tips on how to find the up to the minute travel advisories that might be necessary for you to know about.
Plenty of news about Skybus, the new low cost airline centered in Ohio. Might not be doing as well as they'd hoped. I wager $100 a barrel oil is to blame. And that $100 a barrel oil will make those $10 seats suddenly become $20 seats. Jaunted has the scoop.
Also, look to the left, or just click here. I've decided to share my travel flickr photostream with you. So feel free to look and enjoy!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Sunday Blogs of Note
Things I'm loving this week online this week are as follows:
Skybus airlines launched this week out of Columbus. Jaunted was there with an entertaining liveblog of the first few flights.
MSNBC reports that Las Vegas tourists are skipping the walking they might get on their vacation for motorized scooters usually reserved for the handicapped.
Has anyone seen the airplane air purifiers that are being sold some places? Hook it up to your little personal air jet thing and it supposedly makes the clean air cleaner or something? They're mostly forbidden, and might start the occasional on board fire - maybe. Fly Away Cafe was on that this week.
I'm fascinated with Knife Tricks. It's my favorite blog of late - all about his recent trip to North Korea. This week, Dog Soup!
Finally, Salon's Ask the Pilot describes the worst airport on earth. It's in Senegal.
Things I'm loving this week online this week are as follows:
Skybus airlines launched this week out of Columbus. Jaunted was there with an entertaining liveblog of the first few flights.
MSNBC reports that Las Vegas tourists are skipping the walking they might get on their vacation for motorized scooters usually reserved for the handicapped.
Has anyone seen the airplane air purifiers that are being sold some places? Hook it up to your little personal air jet thing and it supposedly makes the clean air cleaner or something? They're mostly forbidden, and might start the occasional on board fire - maybe. Fly Away Cafe was on that this week.
I'm fascinated with Knife Tricks. It's my favorite blog of late - all about his recent trip to North Korea. This week, Dog Soup!
Finally, Salon's Ask the Pilot describes the worst airport on earth. It's in Senegal.
Labels: airplanes, airports, blogs, las vegas, north korea, skybus, travel
