http://www.airliners.net/discussions/trip_reports/read.main/100830/
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/scottbo/Skybus/Skybus.jpg
Looks better than any First Class meal I have ever had on AA or DAL.
Sounds like a pretty good experience.
The flight was delayed until approximately 10:15pm. As the passengers from the inbound flight were leaving, the CEO of Skybus came through the door. He had come in to Portsmouth on the plane I’d be going on to Columbus. We boarded through the rear door. With free seating, I chose 12F, had the entire aisle to myself. The load factor was decent, I’d estimate 85% full. The flight attendants were very casually dressed. They were upbeat and very professional. They handed out the inflight duty free/menu magazine, which listed everything they were selling onboard. Service commenced 15 minutes after takeoff. I ordered the Roast Chicken with Rice, Green Beans, and a Roll and a virgin Bloody Mary. I also bought a pillow. Total cost: $27. The rest of the flight was uneventful, and we touched down at 11:55pm in Columbus. We taxied to gate B17, where we deplaned through the front and rear doors (I deplaned through the front). Walked through the Skybus gate area, which is nice. All Skybus flights depart from gates without jetbridges. These gates are obviously the least desirable at Columbus, and there are no amenities in the immediate gate area (you have to go up the long, winding ramp to connect to the rest of the B gates). I proceeded up this ramp, went outside, caught the shuttle to my hotel. Stayed at the Concourse Hotel for the night.
Score (out of 10): 8 (because of the delay).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/scottbo/Skybus/Skybus.jpg
Looks better than any First Class meal I have ever had on AA or DAL.
Sounds like a pretty good experience.
The flight was delayed until approximately 10:15pm. As the passengers from the inbound flight were leaving, the CEO of Skybus came through the door. He had come in to Portsmouth on the plane I’d be going on to Columbus. We boarded through the rear door. With free seating, I chose 12F, had the entire aisle to myself. The load factor was decent, I’d estimate 85% full. The flight attendants were very casually dressed. They were upbeat and very professional. They handed out the inflight duty free/menu magazine, which listed everything they were selling onboard. Service commenced 15 minutes after takeoff. I ordered the Roast Chicken with Rice, Green Beans, and a Roll and a virgin Bloody Mary. I also bought a pillow. Total cost: $27. The rest of the flight was uneventful, and we touched down at 11:55pm in Columbus. We taxied to gate B17, where we deplaned through the front and rear doors (I deplaned through the front). Walked through the Skybus gate area, which is nice. All Skybus flights depart from gates without jetbridges. These gates are obviously the least desirable at Columbus, and there are no amenities in the immediate gate area (you have to go up the long, winding ramp to connect to the rest of the B gates). I proceeded up this ramp, went outside, caught the shuttle to my hotel. Stayed at the Concourse Hotel for the night.
Score (out of 10): 8 (because of the delay).
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