The Boston-LaGuardia Shuttle Battle Heats Up
There’s an old fashioned air-shuttle war going on. Prices are tumbling for flights between New York LaGuardia and Boston Logan, with new entrant JetBlue Airways shaking things up. Even before that, airline passenger traffic on the route grew 7% in the 12 months ended June 30. Amtrak has seen Acela Express ridership slip. The New York-Boston shuttle was once the jewel in the airline crown, a high-profile and often highly profitable service that gave an airline stature and loyalty from business travellers. But the shuttle has been a shadow of its former self since the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks and Amtrak’s introduction of high-speed Acela service 16 years ago. Security screening hassles and delays frustrated passengers and made travel by train, bus or car about as easy and timely. <br/>
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The Boston-LaGuardia Shuttle Battle Heats Up
There’s an old fashioned air-shuttle war going on. Prices are tumbling for flights between New York LaGuardia and Boston Logan, with new entrant JetBlue Airways shaking things up. Even before that, airline passenger traffic on the route grew 7% in the 12 months ended June 30. Amtrak has seen Acela Express ridership slip. The New York-Boston shuttle was once the jewel in the airline crown, a high-profile and often highly profitable service that gave an airline stature and loyalty from business travellers. But the shuttle has been a shadow of its former self since the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks and Amtrak’s introduction of high-speed Acela service 16 years ago. Security screening hassles and delays frustrated passengers and made travel by train, bus or car about as easy and timely. <br/>
