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Quoting Airportugal310 (Reply 1): Says nothing. JetBlue probably gave them a better quote, and had spare aircraft. Business is business. Pennies are pennies. |
Quoting JetBlueJackets (Thread starter): Does this say anything about NW? |
Quoting JetBlueJackets (Thread starter): Jetblue has a charter routing DTW-CMH-MSP over the next 2 days |
Quoting Jetblueguy22 (Reply 8): I know it is just a charter but I hope they see MSP as a future destination. |
Quoting Lexy (Reply 7): Last year, Minnesota used Swift Air Charters Boeing 737-400 for their away games. I remember seeing it here in Nashville when they would play the Preds. |
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 6): With NHL and NBA teams having such small traveling groups, it really makes more sense for them to use an airline that has a/c specifically set up for charters. NHL teams do need decent-sized a/c (no RJs) because they do have quite a bit of gear to haul around |
Quoting AirCop (Reply 10): That would be Teamjet operated by Pace, same planes that the Coyotes, Suns, and D-Backs use. I believe the fleet now is 1 757; 1 733 and then the 734. A couple of other teams also uses them when available. |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 11): Agree with all but the 'small groups' statement. An NHL team will cart around 25+ players (including healthy scratches), a dozen coaching/trainer staff and often journalists may accompany the team. |