01-06-2016, 06:12 PM
(01-06-2016, 04:17 PM)jgsz Wrote: It looks like NewLeaf didn't do their research properly. Nobody (that I know) drives to Buffalo to fly to Abbotsford, Kelowna, Regina or any of the other Canadian cities they plan to serve.Probably because there are no flights to those cities from Buffalo. And if there were they'd have to go through customs twice, once by car and again at an airport—each way. I agree that makes no sense.
But that misses the point: People will drive a significant distance to get cheaper fares compared to Pearson. That's why they drive to Buffalo when they want to fly to a US destination. That's why NewLeaf hopes they'll drive to Hamilton (which as a bonus is only half the distance to Buffalo) when they want to fly domestically.
Quote:Besides, Hamilton is the place airlines go to die.
Or in the case of WestJet, where they grow up before they make it into the bigs, i.e. Pearson.