Cross LA Domestic Flights: Long Beach-Burbank

Justin L · #1 14th July 2011, 03:32 PM

JetBlue have two flights this Saturday between Long Beach and Burbank in Greater LA due to the 405 Freeway closure. At 40 miles (64km) would this be one of the shortest scheduled domestic flights in the world?

http://usat.ly/nWhS8n

Ryan N · #2 14th July 2011, 04:14 PM

The problem is that many people uses the freeway to get to the airport. So even though the flight is a great idea, its purposes is defected if passengers are stuck in a jam getting to/from the airport.

Ryan N · #3 14th July 2011, 04:15 PM

Oops. I misread the article. Thought the flight was departing from LAX.

Paul McFarlane · #4 14th July 2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin L

At 40 miles (64km) would this be one of the shortest scheduled domestic flights in the world?

Maybe 'one of' but the shortest (apparently) is flown by Loganair of Scotland

Schedule shows a block time of 5 mins. Apparently 3 of those is taxiing!

Does JetBlue normally fly out of Long Beach? And are other airlines doing it or has JetBlue thought outside the square on this one?

#5 14th July 2011, 04:47 PM

Yeah JB are pretty big out of Long Beach, they dont have many flights out of LAX but have them a fair few out of LGB.

Free Publicity will pay the bills on this one!

Sarah C · #6 14th July 2011, 07:51 PM

That would be so much fun! The publicity alone would pay off in spades. Great to hear such a unique solution!

Andrew P · #7 14th July 2011, 08:16 PM

Have taken another cross lax flight on AA a few times, only 58 kms reason was office was just near SNA airport and used flight toLAX to connect with CX flight to Hong kong, and you get 500 FF mileave

Maikha Ly · #8 18th July 2011, 05:25 PM

I've read about it ages ago, can't find the reference, though was there ever a similar flight decades ago with Eastern Airlines flying between SFO and Oakland Airport, as a means to 'cross town'?