Replacement for the Regionals?
 

Might be more efficient than flying a 50 seater to carry 5 people on some EAS routes. Not sure logistically how it would allow pax to bypass security though.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/08/la...m-the-airport/

Interesting idea, although I would imagine most customers buying an airline ticket would like to get to their destination quickly, hence the reason they bought a plane ticket in the first place, not a greyhound ticket. Imagine spending hundreds of dollars to find out you have to get shipped on a five hour bus ride to ORD before your flight even departs. On the other hand, maybe people living in EAS towns are used to long drive commutes to get to major cities anyways.

Can’t stop contracting

It’s probably more comfortable, better on time and CCF than a CRJ-200.

This is a great idea in some areas…..There we’re times I’d spend an hour in line to takeoff for a 15minute ORD-MKE flight.

I'd agree if they can do TSA at the bus depot, that's part of the draw of commuter flights.

United has some routes that you buy as part of a plane ticket but you get on a bus that picks you up from a gate. I'm not sure of the exact specifics but I believe EWR-ABE and Denver to Breckenridge does something similar. Apparently they can bring you back to the hub but you still go through security.

https://www.united.com/en-us/landline

I’d connect through someone else’s hub that was two planes instead of one plane and one bus to a pace where the hotels might pick up at.

Can't see that happening. I mean, how would TSA make sure the bus didnt make any stops along the way... including at stop signs and traffic lights.

Just put security stickers or locks on the doors. If the stickers/locks are compromised, the bus drops off outside the sterile area instead of inside.

no no no

that's too simple

have to have at least 5 government employees at each intersection monitoring the bus and at least 5 more government employees on overwatch of them and at least 5 levels of management to run the whole thing, at a minimum to go along with the 4,267 pages of laws that go with the program...

Stickers or electronic door monitoring.

Driver is a TSA employee, or authorized to sign off on it. Or worst case just have a smurf on board.

If anybody violates sterile, no biggy, just rescreen when you get there.

I really can't see any of that flying... no pun intended.

Is there a beverage cart?

ASA/ExpressJet would do this occasionally from ATL to MCN, CSG, CHA, and MGM. But then it was usually because of a broke plane or some other excuse.

All airlines do it occasionally during IROPS, usually a WX divert to a nearby alternate.