benjibear
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This topic started thinking after I saw a newstory on TV. Lancaster, PA airport has Cape Air who is getting $1.64 million in subsidies to run 5 fllights a day bewteen Lancaster and BWI airport. The airline is pulling out and they are now looking for another airline to takes it's place.
I am sure many airlines get similar subsidies especially to serve small airports.
I am not sure why there is even a need for comercial service in Lancaster. If you need to fly go 30-40 minutes to Harrisburg, 1 hour 30-40 minutes to Philly, or probably a little longer to just drive to BWI. I just want to also point out that you can get to all three from Lancaster via Amtrak but currently the linkk between Middletown Amtrak and the Airport may be difficult but they are planning an intermodal station closer to the airport for this purpose. I say give the money to Amtrak, that airport, and for operational expensis to make it work. I think that would be much more benificial than an airline between Lancaster and BWI.
This led me to other thoughts. I know it would be longer travel time but with security may be just as long but you could take Amtrak from Lancaster to BWI but that would require a change over in Philly. What if there was a direct train. It would be similar to the NYP train but you would end up at WAS. It would be feasible through Philly and actually probably easier because to get to NYP it had to switch directions. I know it would take longer than driving but you wouldn't have to deal with the traffic. Maybe if high speed rail continues to grow this could be a much closer option.
So there are my random thoughts for this morning. Am I crazy?
I am sure many airlines get similar subsidies especially to serve small airports.
I am not sure why there is even a need for comercial service in Lancaster. If you need to fly go 30-40 minutes to Harrisburg, 1 hour 30-40 minutes to Philly, or probably a little longer to just drive to BWI. I just want to also point out that you can get to all three from Lancaster via Amtrak but currently the linkk between Middletown Amtrak and the Airport may be difficult but they are planning an intermodal station closer to the airport for this purpose. I say give the money to Amtrak, that airport, and for operational expensis to make it work. I think that would be much more benificial than an airline between Lancaster and BWI.
This led me to other thoughts. I know it would be longer travel time but with security may be just as long but you could take Amtrak from Lancaster to BWI but that would require a change over in Philly. What if there was a direct train. It would be similar to the NYP train but you would end up at WAS. It would be feasible through Philly and actually probably easier because to get to NYP it had to switch directions. I know it would take longer than driving but you wouldn't have to deal with the traffic. Maybe if high speed rail continues to grow this could be a much closer option.
So there are my random thoughts for this morning. Am I crazy?