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zrs70 wrote:I would imagine it was a bus link.
On the people side, America West started a 24-hour child care program for all employees in 1986, as well as a free shuttle service to Scottsdale. Named "The Careliner Shuttle", service was offered every half hour between Scottsdale and Sky Harbor, free with any ticket ($15 without an America West ticket.) This service was another innovative feature of America West, designed to easily link the resort and business area of Scottsdale to Sky Harbor while allowing passengers to avoid the drive. Service to Mesa would be added in 1987.
GalaxyFlyer wrote:I can’t say that, but KSDL has had a 75,000 pound weight limit for years.
AntonioMartin wrote:Ohhh I was gonna say....that's a very short route for a 737....(then again, United did San Francisco to Oakland on the 727 or 737 back in the late 80s BUT I think that that was pre-bridge so the drive was considerably longer) ....my niece and I live near Scottsdale airport and the drive to her boyfriend's house, which is past Sky Harbor, is nothing but 30 minutes the most...
sprxUSA wrote:Uh, SF-OAK Bay Bridge was built way before 80s.
departedflights wrote:AntonioMartin wrote:Ohhh I was gonna say....that's a very short route for a 737....(then again, United did San Francisco to Oakland on the 727 or 737 back in the late 80s BUT I think that that was pre-bridge so the drive was considerably longer) ....my niece and I live near Scottsdale airport and the drive to her boyfriend's house, which is past Sky Harbor, is nothing but 30 minutes the most...
AntonioMartin.... Here you go....
AntonioMartin wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:I can’t say that, but KSDL has had a 75,000 pound weight limit for years.
Ohhh I was gonna say....that's a very short route for a 737....(then again, United did San Francisco to Oakland on the 727 or 737 back in the late 80s BUT I think that that was pre-bridge so the drive was considerably longer) ....my niece and I live near Scottsdale airport and the drive to her boyfriend's house, which is past Sky Harbor, is nothing but 30 minutes the most...
BoeingGuy wrote:AntonioMartin wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:I can’t say that, but KSDL has had a 75,000 pound weight limit for years.
Ohhh I was gonna say....that's a very short route for a 737....(then again, United did San Francisco to Oakland on the 727 or 737 back in the late 80s BUT I think that that was pre-bridge so the drive was considerably longer) ....my niece and I live near Scottsdale airport and the drive to her boyfriend's house, which is past Sky Harbor, is nothing but 30 minutes the most...
That’s not why UA flew SFO-OAK. Had nothing to do with attracting local traffic. It was a tag-on to serve both airports. UA also had a maintenance base in OAK. At various times Air California, TWA, United, Western and others have done SFO-OAK, SFO-SJC, and OAK-SJC tag-ons.
As others noted the Bay Bridge opened in 1936.
TUGMASTER wrote:Used to be able to fly IAH-HOU 25yrs ago