The $10 fare is here...

[starchkr]

pick up my bag and recheck it for the next flight?!?!?! WHAT???? There's a really good idea... Not only will passengers have to go through security once, but they will have to stand going through that torture a second time. That makes four times for a round trip...Hmmmmm...yeah, brilliant idea there.

I think i saw that they were going to use the 319 with something like 156 seats in it...if that is correct, then god help them all...I feel very sorry for the poor soul who thinks he will be able to make it from CMH to the west coast without losing his sanity. We have 132 in our 319's, and it is still a bit of a squeez for the taller folks, now add 4 more rows of seats to that and take away A LOT of legroom...oh man.

 

[bgaviator]

pick up my bag and recheck it for the next flight?!?!?! WHAT???? There's a really good idea... Not only will passengers have to go through security once, but they will have to stand going through that torture a second time. That makes four times for a round trip...Hmmmmm...yeah, brilliant idea there.

I think i saw that they were going to use the 319 with something like 156 seats in it...if that is correct, then god help them all...I feel very sorry for the poor soul who thinks he will be able to make it from CMH to the west coast without losing his sanity. We have 132 in our 319's, and it is still a bit of a squeez for the taller folks, now add 4 more rows of seats to that and take away A LOT of legroom...oh man.

There is a little more leg room on the Skybus seats due to the seatback pockets being removed down below which gives you a couple of inches....the pockets are built into the seat in front up top instead of down below where they normally would be.

 

[Skippy]

bgaviator...
When do you start? I am looking to get all the info and it seems you know alot... When did you apply? How long is training? Do I wear epaulattes and a white shirt, or can I work in my current jammies? Thanks in advance..

 

[starchkr]

Ohhhh , since when did a seat back pocket take up a couple of inches...last i saw, they were maybe 1/4" thick when empty, and even with our magazine, emergency card and sick sack, they only expand to maybe 1/2". How they plan on saving "a couple of inches" per seat by not having them is a mystery to me...probably everyone else out there as well. So i guess since they are going to be top mounted, they will have no IFE on their a/c...kinda the wrong way to go since everyone is coming out with more IFE options these days...plus they could charge for it to make more money...oh well, i guess having the f/a's peddling goods will be enough, or so they think. I'm also surprised they havn't thought of putting a pay for play system on their bathrooms..."drop in a quarter and we will give you 2 minutes in the lav, drop in 4 quarters and we will give you time for your morning dump."

 

[TWA]

How they plan on saving "a couple of inches" per seat by not having them is a mystery to me...probably everyone else out there as well.

They will be saving a couple of inches...throughout the entire aircraft. No one said per seat

 

[starchkr]

OK, so a couple inches for the entire airplane...here's my math then. I'll give them saving 1" per row, which gives them another 22" to work with(based on our usage of 22 rows). Now that gives them the depth of 1 row of seats with about 6 inches of legroom added. Now lets assume you need that 16" per row for seats plus another 12" per row for legroom(yeah, that's pretty small), that means they need to squeez another 92" out of their airplanes, or 8 feet almost...now that already gives them the variance for the extra row of seats because of the missing seat back pockets...so where is this going to come from?

 

[skiandsurf]

OK, so a couple inches for the entire airplane...here's my math then. I'll give them saving 1" per row, which gives them another 22" to work with(based on our usage of 22 rows). Now that gives them the depth of 1 row of seats with about 6 inches of legroom added. Now lets assume you need that 16" per row for seats plus another 12" per row for legroom(yeah, that's pretty small), that means they need to squeez another 92" out of their airplanes, or 8 feet almost...now that already gives them the variance for the extra row of seats because of the missing seat back pockets...so where is this going to come from?

No AFT lavs or Galley. Only the one Lav up front. All of the catering items will go in the overhead bins.....less room for carry-ons and more checked bags, at $5/bag.

 

[skypine69]

no lavs. people buy bags to crap in. and then carry them off the plane. unless they pay extra and then they can give the bag to the fas.

 

[Shrek]

Go get im starchkr - this thread is gettin GOOD

 

[TWA]

no lavs. people buy bags to crap in. and then carry them off the plane. unless they pay extra and then they can give the bag to the fas.

And God forbid if you bring your own bag! By following the celebrities in their efforts to combat global warming, you will receive one square of TP in your purchased crap bag.

 

[bgaviator]

Go get im starchkr - this thread is gettin GOOD

It's not getting good, it's getting full of nonsense like typical Flightinfo.com threads tend to be.

 

[buxflyr]

It doesn't matter how cheap your fares are if you aren't flying anywhere people want to go.

Nowhere people want to go? The only place you dont want to go is Ann Arbor, MI.

Skybus is flying to the top 10 out of 15 destinations requested out of Columbus per day. If you think it will only be people from CMH flying Skybus, you are mistaken. DAY has been almost full for 3 months now....CVG people are driving up because of the outrageous fares there. heck...even the long term lot is full in DAY right now. Airtran is adding LAS in August. People are looking...and now there might be an answer. Too bad pilots are not respected. If only the former SWA guy at Skybus management could bring SWA values...this could be a great place to be.

 

[EdAtTheAirport]

Hey, that service isn't too far removed from the service on {a certain legacy carrier that I won't mention by name}. $2 for headsets. $2 for curbside check in. $4 biscuits. The only thing I haven't seen yet is the FAA approval for strap hanging, so they can get 250 standing customers on a 319.

 

[TWA]

Skybus is flying to the top 10 out of 15 destinations requested out of Columbus per day.

Well, kind of. Skybus is flying within a 2 hour drive of 10 of the top 15 destinations out of CMH. I may be poor and cheap, but I still think some of the destinations are a little far out. I could see flying into a secondary airport on the other side of a destination city, but not 80 miles away from a city.

 

[RP170]

Nowhere people want to go? The only place you dont want to go is Ann Arbor, MI.quote]

Unless you want to visit the finest academic and athletic institution in the land. And yes, OSU is rated last in the Big Ten for academics even though their grads will never admit it. You must be both an OSU grad AND a Skybus pilot. The two go hand and hand quite nicely.

 

[JohnDoe]

....but note you will have to go pick up your bag at baggage claim, and then re-check in for your next flight.

Boy.....that is going to be fun. Multiple trips through security. You are going to need 2 hours between connecting flights to make that work. If you're flight is delayed getting in.....oh well. Make the choice between making your connection without your bag, or getting your bag and missing your flight.

There is a little more leg room on the Skybus seats due to the seatback pockets being removed down below which gives you a couple of inches....

Oh please............

 

[starchkr]

Hmmm....$hit sacks huh...that's a good idea... Only now that takes away my idea of the pay for play for their lavs...well, i guess it really would do the same thing though...hmmmmm.

One lav would be funny...can you imagine the lines for it...almost like those at a greyhound station....OH WAIT....that's right, nevermind.

I don't think it's full of non-sense, it seems to be proving a point of what this airline tends to be thinking in their rise to the bottom.

There are a lot of places i don't want to go!!!! most of them have me arriving at an airport 90 miles away from my destination, and calling that the local service!

Ann Arbor can have the "finest academic and athlectic" institution in the US (although i must humbly disagree), but they can NEVER even come close to the finest women in the academic US...that belongs in the Lone Star State...and i am sure most of you could figure that one out by looking towards the bottom of this(and every) thread of mine.

What's up Shrek? How's Spirit treatin ya? The sad part about this, although it is fun, is that it is all true.

 

[buxflyr]

Nowhere people want to go? The only place you dont want to go is Ann Arbor, MI.quote]

Unless you want to visit the finest academic and athletic institution in the land. And yes, OSU is rated last in the Big Ten for academics even though their grads will never admit it. You must be both an OSU grad AND a Skybus pilot. The two go hand and hand quite nicely.

Finest athletic institution is quite a stretch. If you consider the NIT a qualification...then well, Ill give that one to you. Know about the Heisman trophy? Probably not. Here's a little help:

Winners by school

School Winners Ohio State 7 Notre Dame 7 USC 7 Oklahoma 4 Army 3 Michigan 3 Nebraska 3 Auburn 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_Trophy

If you have a stat for the most dorks at one college, you're right...Michigan might just be at the top. Take off your Zubaz and come to the real world...we're waiting!

 

[buxflyr]

Well, kind of. Skybus is flying within a 2 hour drive of 10 of the top 15 destinations out of CMH. I may be poor and cheap, but I still think some of the destinations are a little far out. I could see flying into a secondary airport on the other side of a destination city, but not 80 miles away from a city.

Very True.

 

[RP170]

Finest athletic institution is quite a stretch. If you consider the NIT a qualification...then well, Ill give that one to you. Know about the Heisman trophy? Probably not. Here's a little help:

Winners by school

School Winners Ohio State 7 Notre Dame 7 USC 7 Oklahoma 4 Army 3 Michigan 3 Nebraska 3 Auburn 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_Trophy

If you have a stat for the most dorks at one college, you're right...Michigan might just be at the top. Take off your Zubaz and come to the real world...we're waiting!

The Heisman is an individual award and it sure proved well for Troy Smith this year. He was drafted in what, the 6th round? Impressive.

Here is the most important fact anyhow:

Michigan 57 wins
Ohio State 40 wins
Ties 6

I can't wait to be at the game in Ann Arbor in November. The team with the most experienced QB always wins. This year that happens to be Michigan. Ohio State will be 10-3 in 2007. Michigan will be 12-1.