One of our initial ideas was to attract JetBlue to ORH with one of their new Embraer 190 and have them fly a couple times per day to JFK, JetBlue's hub from where you can connect direct anywhere in the country. JetBlue ended up flying an Embraer 190 shuttle to JFK, but out of Boston, not Worcester, 10 times per day.
We maintained at that time, if people from Worcester County started flying alot to one destination and justified a direct flight, JetBlue would put in a direct flight. Check this out:
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060601&ID=5765056
JetBlue must have noticed demand for a direct flight to Orlando from Syracuse from their Syracuse-JFK shuttle and will fly direct once per day each way starting November 1st. Also note how JetBlue met with the Mayor of Syracuse and other community leaders who actually went to New York to meet with JetBlue.
I still feel we could convince JetBlue to divert 2 of their 10 daily Boston-JFK shuttles to ORH. Putting that aside based on the recent revelation about Delta Connection, Mesa, moving 12 Dash-8's to JFK, we should approach them about two daily shuttles to JFK. Unlike the administration of the Syrcause airport, who involves the city administration and community leaders to attract an airline, our airport adminstration airport gives us no idea who we are in negotiations with nor the status of any on-going negotiations, we can only guess.
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Incentives seemed to play a role at Syracuse. Why don't we just give anyone who wants to set up flights to Worcester Airport a completely free pass as an initial incentive.
The entire airport staff is on hand and being paid handsomely. If we had to incur more costs then fine, maybe at that point we start charging the airline.
IT COSTS US NOTHING OR VERY, VERY LITTLE TO ACCOMMODATE A FEW ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS PER WEEK, SO WHY CHARGE THE AIRLINES IF WE ARE NOT INCURRING ANY ADDITIONAL, INCREMENTAL COSTS TO HANDLE THEIR FLIGHTS?
As far as Worcester's Mayor getting involved, sorry he's too enthralled with train passenger service to Rhode Island and Connecticut. Afterall, what appeal does Worcester Airport have to a statewide constituency?
Ditto for McGovern who is MIA and who also should be reaching out in support of our airport. Forget Dufar (sp) and Havana. Jim, please come home.
Jahn
What if Worcester(citizens and elected officials) went and met with JetBlue. If Massport can not help us attract airlines then lets do it ourselves. How about making our own "Worcester Port Authority".
What if I get the e-mail for the strategic flight planner for Delta Connection, Mesa Air, and the people reading the blog can send him/her an e-mail?
Go for it Bill. It couldn't hurt!!
As for Rep McGovern---I don't know the man personally, but the record shows he did initiate and secure funding for the airport et al.
As for Massport, it's time to crown them "King of the Hill"
I'm sure there will always be complaints no matter what.
I would email both airlines.
Bill, what about meeting with the manager and Rep McGovern. Maybe if we meet we could get a better idea of how we could help.
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