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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Mar 4 20:38:02 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 4 14:33:16 2008. Doesn't matter. There are two branches to Airtrain, and a free circulator. It's a paid branch to Jamaica from Federal Circle and a paid branch to HB from Federal Circle. After that connection point, the whole thing is free. Since the HB paid branch runs through the long term lot, it would have been silly to continue using a bus to serve that lot, so they allow access to the PAID Howard Beach branch from that lot. They waive the HB fee for those people that paid for parking there already, as well as anyone that came in their car. The Q10 people was always allowed to circulate the airport (even though the MTA or PA didn't operated that route), so they still can, the only difference is they also let them off to use the convenient AirTrain instead of having the bus circle the whole airport inefficiently. the bus can drop them off (and at Terminal 4) and get out of there. Much more efficient for the passengers, as well as the rest of the route. The kiss and ride people luck out, but that was already discussed.It's in one ear and out the other ear with you, Chris. I just stated facts. And you're denying the facts. The fact is that the line to HB part of the circulator, as it 100% meets the definition of a circulator. So you look utterly ridiculous stating that it's not a circulator when it is. Right, that's why they use the different cards that are available to AirTrain users. Huh? You're changing the subject. Please address my comment in the context. Says who? You? "Free" does not mean better. The AirTrain is much more likely to attract new people than the inconvenient bus it replaced. Just because it was free before, does not mean it has to be free now, especially after adding a much improved way to get to the terminals from there. Furthermore, it was only a 10 year "reprieve" that it was free. It used to be $2 (in uninflated 1970's and 80's dollars) to shuttle by bus between Howard Beach station and the terminals. Somehow you keep conveniently forgetting that. Charing for what should be a free service is not an improvement by any means and it will not significantly attract NEW riders. Yes, the premium service was on the rails, but the bus WAS part of the package as you said. However, for all those that didn't buy the package, they had to pay the $2 fee/fare to ride the shuttle bus. There was no other way to get to the terminals. They weren't walking. Irrelevant. It wasn't an airport circulator. Anyhow, talk to AlM and Charles G. They understand why it is wrong, even if they don't think anyone should necessarily do anything about it. |
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