AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2100 times:
I just booked on Jet Blue for flights to SJU from JFK and back for March 11th and March 20th and when I was done booking this message appeared:
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NOTICE for JFK-San Juan Passengers
Effective February 17th through May 2nd, all JetBlue flights arriving from or departing to San Juan, Puerto Rico will temporarily move to Terminal 4 at JFK. Customers are advised to check-in two hours before the flight’s scheduled departure time. Flights to and from Newark, NJ are not affected. Click here for more information.
AVISO DE CAMBIO DE TERMINAL para Clientes de JFK-San Juan
Del 17 de febrero al 2 de mayo, todos los vuelos de JetBlue llegando de o saliendo hacia San Juan, Puerto Rico se mudarán temporalmente al Terminal 4 (T4) en JFK. Recomendamos registrarse 2 horas antes de la hora de salida programada del vuelo. Los vuelos hacia y desde Newark, NJ no se afectarán. Haga clic aquí para más información.
Does anybody know why Jet Blue will swtich the flights from SJU and to SJU to Terminal 4? It's not like they are international flights like their flights to Santiago which depart and arrive into JFK.
Personally I don't mind since I love flying in and out of Terminal 4.
SHUPirate1 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3661 posts, RR: 18 Reply 1, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2062 times:
Alitalia-Could it possibly be to make room for more expansion?
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JetBlueAtJFK From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1687 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2000 times:
Yea, they operate 3X now to SJU and occasionally 4X on weekends and so on so I guess having like 3X out of the way in T6 they can increase more, but they need SJU back in T6 before summer when they have 7X again.
Werdywerd From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 487 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1989 times:
I believe May 2 is the target data for the new gates at T6 to be complete. With the new gates, we will be able to fit SJU bound flights back into T6. We are realllly tight right now.
Werdywerd From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 487 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1882 times:
Quoting RJpieces (Reply 6): How is B6 adding temporary gates to T6? Does anybody have a design image or something?
They are building 6 gates out of gate 17 toward T5.
Quoting RJpieces (Reply 6): Maybe if they ended their pointless JFK-BOS flights, they'd have room.
Why do you say this? These flights are very full every day and the route is doing great.
RJpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1870 times:
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 7): Why do you say this? These flights are very full every day and the route is doing great.
I've been against them from the start. It's not hard to fill a plane with the fares they are charging. Flights might be full and they might be popular with college students, etc but there is no proof they are doing well.
jetBlue supposedly bought the E190s for high-potential, poorly-served routes that could not sustain A320 service...Routes like JFK-Austin are perfect for the E190. Charing ~$40 for an E190 to sit 30 minutes waiting for takeoff at JFK for a short flight to BOS is an absolute waste IMO. There are dozens of more worthy routes.
Werdywerd From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 487 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1838 times:
Quoting RJpieces (Reply 8): I've been against them from the start. It's not hard to fill a plane with the fares they are charging. Flights might be full and they might be popular with college students, etc but there is no proof they are doing well.
jetBlue supposedly bought the E190s for high-potential, poorly-served routes that could not sustain A320 service...Routes like JFK-Austin are perfect for the E190. Charing ~$40 for an E190 to sit 30 minutes waiting for takeoff at JFK for a short flight to BOS is an absolute waste IMO. There are dozens of more worthy routes.
Who says that they are only popular to students? I see with my own eyes who is flying this route everyday and I can tell you that many business people are flying us and growning by the day. Also what is different about wait 30 minutes to take of from JFK vs. waiting 30min (or more) at LGA before takeoff? Besides its not even 30 minutes...unless weahter related. The $40 fares were only introductory - where have you been?
I can tell you that these planes are pretty full so that is all the proof you need to know it is doing well.
Give this route a little longer dude, it's only been around a few months...you can't expect miracles in that time.
Cory6188 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2686 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1764 times:
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): I can tell you that these planes are pretty full so that is all the proof you need to know it is doing well.
That's not really true - if you're selling your seats at $39 each, I don't care if your load factor is 100% on every flight; it doens't necessarily mean that you're making money overall.
Quoting Cory6188 (Reply 10): That's not really true - if you're selling your seats at $39 each, I don't care if your load factor is 100% on every flight; it doens't necessarily mean that you're making money overall.
for the MILLIONTH TIME: NOT ALL SEATS ARE SOLD FOR THAT PRICE. Those were ONLY introductory fares. Just like with other flights, we have really low fares and then there's a cap fare. So, those who book early get the really cheap fares and it goes from there.
RJpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (7 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1698 times:
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): Who says that they are only popular to students?
Students, other people looking for cheap fares, etc. [The kind of desired] businessmen still take the Shuttle or Acela.
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): I see with my own eyes who is flying this route everyday and I can tell you that many business people are flying us and growning by the day
See above. Somebody might need to go to Boston on business and take B6 because of the cheap airfare; but the important businessmen who commute between Boston-New York-DC are not taking jetBlue's 190s.
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): what is different about wait 30 minutes to take of from JFK vs. waiting 30min (or more) at LGA before takeoff?
The difference, my friend, is that jetBlue is not supposed to be a "traditional" carrier. You are supposed to keep planes in the air, not delayed at EWR.
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): I can tell you that these planes are pretty full so that is all the proof you need to know it is doing well.
If a full plane were proof, then many airlines would be profitable today.
Quoting Werdywerd (Reply 9): Give this route a little longer dude, it's only been around a few months...you can't expect miracles in that time.
Are fares going to suddenly jump up? Look at what you just said above. The route is already filling up planes; I just think it's a poor allocation of precious resources.
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