6 airlines resume 7 daily flights from JIA

[ProjectMaximus]

http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/01/26/daily22.html

[Steve]

This is a good sign for Jacksonville - however the article was a little misleading.  They didn't add the routes, they added back an additional flight to the cities had been removed.  There are no new destinations.

Jacksonville is a very good air market for airlines, if they can capture it.  Frankly, the only ones who maximize it are Southwest and Delta.

[reednavy]

I wonder whatever is going to become of the Virgin proposal from last year.

[ProjectMaximus]

Very true, Steve, that's why I said "resume" in the title.

Reed, I assume they've pushed back their time table a little bit on expansion. Not sure if anything new has come out.

[Ocklawaha]

I wonder whatever is going to become of the Virgin proposal from last year.

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[stjr]

The additional flights add another 461 seats to JIA’s daily count.

That comes out to about 66 seats a flight.  Must be a lot of puddle jumpers and/or regional jets here.  Southwest has 135 seats on their 737's by comparison and that is about the smallest full size jet flying that I have seen.

By the way, have you ever noticed that direct Jax flights depart from gates at the farthest ends of the concourse in many of the departure city airports?  What gives with that?  Low volume gets low priority?

[ProjectMaximus]

probably.

[Charles Hunter]

I wonder whatever is going to become of the Virgin proposal from last year.

Isn't she selling her virginity on eBay in Nevada? 

[civil42806]

I wonder whatever is going to become of the Virgin proposal from last year.

Isn't she selling her virginity on eBay in Nevada? 

If I just had the money!!

[Ocklawaha]

Source: Virgin America 
Virgin America Debuts First Aircraft, Jefferson Airplane, at SFO
Grace Slick, Gov. Schwarzenegger, and Mayor Newsom to Unveil With 'Champagne Christening'
BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Virgin America, the new U.S. start-up airline which plans to launch domestic air service early next year, pending government approval, will debut its first aircraft at San Francisco International Airport today. The aircraft will be named Jefferson Airplane, in tribute to the legendary Bay Area rock band.

Jefferson Airplane epitomized the San Francisco scene of the mid-to-late Sixties, and in 1996 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was their free spirit and connection to San Francisco that inspired Virgin America to name its first plane after their legacy.

The aircraft will be officially dedicated at a special ceremony culminating in a "champagne christening" led by Jefferson Airplane's lead singer Grace Slick, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and Virgin America Chief Executive Officer Fred Reid.
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"San Francisco is so pleased that Virgin America will make our city its home base," Mayor Newsom said. "With 1000 new local jobs each year, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of new visitors that will come to our city, this airline will be an important contributor to San Francisco's future growth."

"I went to Grammar School in San Francisco -- and I've been arrested several times in San Francisco," said Ms. Slick. "If it wasn't for San Francisco, I wouldn't be able to say all of the above. Virgin America -- the only airline based in California: Git 'er done!"

"As a big Jefferson Airplane fan, I'm thrilled we're naming our first aircraft after the band. I grew up in San Francisco and spent a lot of time at the Fillmore at a lot of Jefferson Airplane concerts," said Mr. Reid. "We are inspired by this city and by the band and are trying hard to take the spirit of the '60s to the air."

said Mr. Reid. "We are inspired by this city and by the band and are trying hard to take the spirit of the '60s to the air."

Reid was REALLY at the Fillmore? Well your problem should be obvious. DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF - GIVE ME THE CONTROL STICK! FAR OUT MAN! WOW!

Reid ought to know that the Inter-Planetary Orbit of the 60's is now far beyond the reach of his airplanes.

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