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Miscellaneous => Off-topic forum => Topic started by: swiftus27 on July 14, 2011, 09:59:08 PM

Title: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: swiftus27 on July 14, 2011, 09:59:08 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/14/carmageddon.jet.blue/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

All because one road is closing for the weekend...  Kind of funny.
Title: Re: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: LemonButt on July 14, 2011, 10:20:18 PM
Quote from: swiftus27 on July 14, 2011, 09:59:08 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/14/carmageddon.jet.blue/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

All because one road is closing for the weekend...  Kind of funny.

It's not just one road...it's the 405 highway.  I foresee 4+ hour delays when its shutdown.  You have to had it to jetBlue for a great promotion to generate publicity though.
Title: Re: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: ArcherII on July 15, 2011, 12:55:20 AM
What' the hassle? after all they're only taking the bus  ;D
Title: Re: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: rsdworker on July 15, 2011, 11:57:05 AM
but if railway was next to highway then people could catch train (simllar schemce was invented in UK) one part of road was closed so trains increased for short time
Title: Re: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: RushmoreAir on July 15, 2011, 06:46:41 PM
Quote from: rsdworker on July 15, 2011, 11:57:05 AM
but if railway was next to highway then people could catch train (simllar schemce was invented in UK) one part of road was closed so trains increased for short time

Taking an intra-city train, in LA?!
:laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Flights of 40nm sold out in 3 hours
Post by: LemonButt on July 15, 2011, 06:58:33 PM
Quote from: rsdworker on July 15, 2011, 11:57:05 AM
but if railway was next to highway then people could catch train (simllar schemce was invented in UK) one part of road was closed so trains increased for short time

They are demolishing a bridge...which the train would supposedly be running on also :(