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Posted by D to E To Jamaica on Mon Apr 24 11:13:58 2006, in response to Re: Bring the JFK Express back...can it be done?, posted by David of Broadway on Sat Apr 22 22:13:35 2006. It's been quite well established that riders find transfers undesirable, especially if they involve walking from one platform to another. (Most potential and actual AirTrain users already have to transfer to reach the A, E, J/Z, or LIRR; the transfer to AirTrain is a second.) You haven't been doing your homework.People will put up with transfers if the wait (5 minutes or less) isn't long. Most people do it when they take LIRR and have to transfer at Jamaica. Or take the subway going into Manhattan and don't give it a second thought. Like sombody else said, it's the politicians that are trying to brainwash the masses with this one seat bull. Airtrain is really meant for those who are not schlepping a boatload of luggage to the airport. That's what cabs are for. Recently I had to make several trips between NY and Fairfax VA which consisted of taking A cab to Vienna sta., Orange line to Metro Center (3minute wait), red line to Union sta.(2minute wait),Acela to Penn Sta(15min wait), E train to Parsons-Archer(3min wait), and Q5 home (no wait) 6 hr trip, Four transfers, 23 minutes waiting time. While I can't imangine anyone doing this once rather than the eight times I did (4 rt's) surely someone with 2 pieces of carry-on luggage can make ONE transfer and not bitch about it. |
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