US could turn LGA into a profit center if they would just use their mainline aircraft instead of flying all these express flights. I know UA flies LGA to ORD. US could do LGA to MDW. LGA to PBI. I am just pulling some cities out of my head that seem that they could possibly do well. I know so many folks that are from NY that live in PBI alone.
I think the F/A's have a clause in their contract that prohibits LGA-PBI. (Just kidding.) This city pair was operated for some time, and I think it did very well, but the F/A's thought this was the ultimate horror story as regards the passenger makeup. Rumor has it that three new-hire reserve F/A's flew their first LGA-PBI segment and all three quit on landing in PBI.
US used to do LGA-MSY, and the flights were always packed (I know, not necessarily profitable.) Then Katrina hit, and MSY closed for a while. US was the last carrier to resume service at MSY when the airport reopened. And the LGA-MSY route never reappeared.
US also ran LGA-BDA which WAS profitable (according to the company.) Then another hurricane shut down BDA for a while, and the company promised that once BDA could handle the flights, they would resume the service. This was at least four or fie years ago. Still no LGA-BDA.
And they ran LGA-NAS seasonally. It appeared successful. That left one spring, never to return.
I was told that there is no such thing as rj vs mainline slots. At LGA, a slot is a slot. It is up to the airline whether they assign an rj or a full-size a/c to the slot.
I'm not certain, but I think the only exception to that are 757 and heavier aircraft. When these are used, the arrival and departure rate is necessarily slowed due to wake turbulence restrictions, so I think the PANYNJ treats these slots differently.
with such a FUN, Lovable (as in "I want to rip the head off my child's "build a Bear" Teddy just for fun) and respectful assemblage of folk? I would just as soon bid a line of flying doing Tel Aviv-Baghdad flights. If YOU never worked one of these flights and can't read between the lines YOU HAVE NO freakn' idea what those segments were like. What ever airline is serving that market......talk about chasing a dollar! I am NOT a fan of Florida by any means but LGA-PBI.........I'd rather gouge my eyes out. Horrible. (and unless You have personal experience working the route and dealing with the folk.........spare me your lectures, censure and holier than thou Politically Correct banter0. Period.
