Originally Posted by
Seneca Pilot
Definitely looks like a smart plan to me. Why would someone in Westchester County want to drive to LGA to connect through Charlotte, Atlanta, or Houston to go to LAX when they can go nonstop from HPN? Or deal with EWR?
Yep. No way would I use crowded airports if I could avoid them. And there are so many more route combinations where this could work - especially if they started with just a few services per week and increased flights with demand. Pick any non hub city on the East Coast and connect it with Las Vegas or any city on the West Coast (preferably another non-hub airport) and offer a few services per week. Breeze is already offering nonstop flights to Vegas from Syracuse a few times per week. And the A220 with its performance, range and favorable break-even economics enables these types of route combinations. Plus, the 36 business class seats at reasonable prices are a big differentiator.
Obviously the slow A220 delivery schedule doesn’t help.