Jet America is just a glorified Charter Broker with a dedicated lane going from TOL to EWR.

They don't own any a/c....but for the hell of it, RAH will buy it and run the lanes on old 135's left over from ADI. :P

 

I posted this on another thread, I do not think they will ever get off the ground:


JetAmerica, a start-up airline that promises some $9 fares on each flight, is facing a “pending enforcement matter” by the Department of Transportation over fare disclosures on its website as well as failing to acquire federal approval to fly into key airports.
As a result of both charges, the airline has aborted its scheduled July 13 launch and canceled a month of flights, requiring the company to refund $650,000 to nearly 6,500 customers.
The DOT enforcement allegedly stems from extra charges the airline bills customers for each flight segment, above and beyond the $9 fare that the airline advertises. It charges a $5 web booking fee, $10 surcharges for reserved seating, and up to $10.60 in government taxes and fees. Booking by phone costs a flat $10. The agency is requiring the airline to better define what that $9 can add up to with all the fees and taxes, according to a JetAmerica spokesman.
The DOT also says the airline doesn’t have slots to fly in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the airports mentioned in its marketing campaign.
The Federal Aviation Administration told both the company and Miami Air International, the charter firm hired by JetAmerica to fly under its brand, that they needed those slots before JetAmerica could sell tickets on that route. Otherwise, the advertising could be considered “false or misleading,” according to the DOT.

 

The ONLY airline that has succeeded with this type of market (small, out of the way airports) is Allegiant, and it will stay that way. These clowns will be out of business before they know it. Who pays theses CEO's? I can come up with a crack-head business plan destined for failure, anyone care to give me a six figure salary? Noooooo!

 

Discount air carrier
folds

Updated: Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, 10:58 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, 10:58 AM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. - JetAmerica, a fledgling discount airline that garnered attention with $9 promotional fares, has folded without ever getting off the ground.

The Clearwater, Fla.-based company says it's suspending sales to all markets and will immediately begin to process refunds to customers. Service was originally supposed to begin July 13 to underserved markets in Toledo, Ohio; South Bend, Ind.; Melbourne, Fla.; and Lansing, Mich. Flights were also scheduled to larger airports in Minneapolis and Newark, N.J.

JetAmerica announced July 2 that it was delaying the launch of flight operations by a month and refunding its first $500,000 in sales because of problems securing landing slots at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The company cited those problems in its announcement Friday.

 

I read this - this morning in the paper. I called it.

 

I saw this coming...and to the people that bought the $9 tickets....did you REALLY think this was not too good to be true? AHAHAHA

 

Honestly, nobody here in Toledo though this was going to "Fly", no pun intended.

 

6,500 people dumb enough to think it was going to "fly", people who I mentioned it to where ready and eager to buy tickets lol!

 

The average person goes for the PRICE, Do you blame them.. I guess thats why Spirit is making money hand over fist.

 

No I don’t blame them, I do the same! What I was trying to say is that they should of considered this too good to be true, because Jet America was not even off the ground.