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Posted by chach on Apr-29-2007 21:24:

10 dollar plane tickets!

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$10 dollar airline tickets?

I'm a little sceptical on this one. But a new airline called Skybus Airlines Inc. that is based in Columbus, Ohio is saying they will be offering $10.00, yes ten dollar, tickets for flights.
Starting today you can buy for ten bucks a one way ticket (online booking only) from Columbus to Burbank, California, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Richmond, Virginia; and Kansas City and Missouri.

OK! What's the catch? They say they will have at least 10 seats available on these flights through Dec. 15. Of course, this doesn't include taxes or airport fees. They are starting out with 2 planes and not using the bigger airports due to congestion that can cause flight delays.

They plan on undercutting other airlines by selling space on the planes to advertise other companies such as on the outside of their planes and on just about everything on the inside as well such as trays, bathroom doors and on the food carts.

This is one of the first planes, logo covered by "Nationwide" insurance company. That's not overly comforting for some reason.

The rates seem to be pretty low even on the non-10 dollar flights. And you have to admit it would cut down on the drive to fly into a central location.

They plan on adding 70 more planes over the next five years to the company. And they will be also adding additional routes as the year progresses. Sounds interesting, if they can do it.

sky bus link

Posted by jdat on Apr-29-2007 21:27:

prepared to get raped by the airport taxes and having to pay a bucket load for every extra little service from luggage to water to going to the loo while onboard

Posted by chach on Apr-29-2007 21:30:

Posted by jfk-pilot on Apr-29-2007 21:55:

this airline will die within a few years, because there is no way in hell that they are going to be able to afford, to lease or buy 70 planes, pay airport fees, and all that other crap.

Posted by Lebezniatnikov on Apr-29-2007 22:00:

Oh snap! I'm in Columbus!

Posted by bananas on Apr-29-2007 22:10:

nic0r

Posted by tubby on Apr-29-2007 22:15:

cut price airlines are doign very well for themselves in many parts of the world. They make income by getting you to book other travel items (cars and hotels) from their website, usually at a higher price than you would pay going directly tot the car company or hotels.
You're going to get hit with airport taxes whether you pay full fares or $10 for the flight, you just have to be aware of those taxes.

Posted by chach on Apr-29-2007 22:17:

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Oh snap! I'm in Columbus!

ill be there in 10 dollars

Posted by tubularbills on Apr-30-2007 02:29:

lame. no service anywhere remoately close to me

Posted by Vivid Boy on Apr-30-2007 02:31:

they only have like 15 seats available for 10 dollar tickets. heard abt this on coast to coast

Posted by Ang ' ela_ie on Apr-30-2007 02:33:

Old news!

Posted by narcism on Apr-30-2007 04:16:

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Originally posted by jdat
prepared to get raped by the airport taxes and having to pay a bucket load for every extra little service from luggage to water to going to the loo while onboard

you have to pay airport taxes anyways but generally these will bump up your price... i love low budget airlines
never had a problem with them, you will have to pay for everything but geez if you cant go a 3-4 hour flight without food somethings wrong

p.s. take your own water with you, thats what i used to do

Posted by Frenchie on Apr-30-2007 04:18:

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Originally posted by narcism
geez if you cant go a 3-4 hour flight without food somethings wrong

Seriously. Fuck it's just 4 hours.

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p.s. take your own water with you, thats what i used to do

+1. I always have to have water within my reach at all times. Id much rather have my own anything with me on a plane.

Posted by narcism on Apr-30-2007 04:20:

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Originally posted by Frenchie

+1. I always have to have water within my reach at all times. Id much rather have my own anything with me on a plane.

the only thing now dont know if its the same in the us
is that you cant take bottled water when checking your luggage in you will have to buy it once you are in the terminal.... so obviously its more expensive but sometimes heaps cheaper than buying it once you are on the plane

Posted by Frenchie on Apr-30-2007 04:22:

It's like that in Canada as well. I didn't know about that until I was getting checked and the wouldn't let me take my water through or my..wait for it....toothpaste(lol). Apparently I could have had a bomb in there.

Posted by narcism on Apr-30-2007 04:25:

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Originally posted by Frenchie
It's like that in Canada as well. I didn't know about that until I was getting checked and the wouldn't let me take my water through or my..wait for it....toothpaste(lol). Apparently I could have had a bomb in there.

i got screwed leaving amsterdam with my perfume...
i was like no wait.... bye bye ralph

its more to do with the chemicals you could be hiding thats disguised as toothpaste

im sure they took mine away from me coz they all wanted to smell really nice

Posted by chach on Apr-30-2007 04:26:

I'm gonna use this airline by the end of the summer...i let you guys know how it is

Posted by Frenchie on Apr-30-2007 04:41:

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Originally posted by narcism
i got screwed leaving amsterdam with my perfume...
i was like no wait.... bye bye ralph

its more to do with the chemicals you could be hiding thats disguised as toothpaste

im sure they took mine away from me coz they all wanted to smell really nice

SUCK! They didn't take my perfume, hmmm! I wear RL too! <3

air port is soooo strict. I remember this man who was in front of me going through security when I was going to Germany he was really smelly. Well we have to take our shoes off to fly out of the country, so he takes off his shoes and this rotten smell just filled the area. They wouldn't let him board until he baught a new pair of socks or just changed his.

Posted by narcism on Apr-30-2007 04:43:

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Originally posted by Frenchie
so he takes off his shoes and this rotten smell just filled the area. They wouldn't let him board until he baught a new pair of socks or just changed his.

smelly feet is a weapon of mass destruction

Posted by Frenchie on Apr-30-2007 04:45:

ha ha! Yeah the smell was pretty brutal, enough to make everyone on the plain pass out.

Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-30-2007 04:47:

it will be a shitstorm of nonsense like Jetsgo was here in Canada...I was one of the lcky people stranded when they went bankrupt.