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Talk About Tulsa => Other Tulsa Discussion => Topic started by: swake on February 02, 2007, 12:03:35 PM

Title: New Airline in town
Post by: swake on February 02, 2007, 12:03:35 PM
http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=119345

There's a new airline coming to Tulsa, ExpressJet Airlines fly 50 seat regional jets and will add six non-stop destinations from Tulsa.

Non-stop flights from Tulsa to:
Oklahoma City, Austin, Ontario (CA), Sacramento, San Antonio and San Diego.

http://www.xjet.com/why_xjet/route_map.htm
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 02, 2007, 12:49:34 PM
Good news. Since they are new, but in actuality, an existing airline, hopefully they will be more stable that the last regional carrier we had.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: tulsa1603 on February 02, 2007, 02:58:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by swake

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=119345

There's a new airline coming to Tulsa, ExpressJet Airlines fly 50 seat regional jets and will add six non-stop destinations from Tulsa.

Non-stop flights from Tulsa to:
Oklahoma City, Austin, Ontario (CA), Sacramento, San Antonio and San Diego.

http://www.xjet.com/why_xjet/route_map.htm




Non stop to Austin???  My signifigant other lives there, and I'm soooo tired of flying Southwest through Dallas Love Field.  Hallelujah!
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Rowdy on February 03, 2007, 11:09:46 AM
How do you know they won't serve cocktails to the pilots?
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: guido911 on February 03, 2007, 01:53:14 PM
This is just another good ole boy network scheme to take advantage of the ignorant Tulsa taxpayer and small businesses. Sorry, channeling MDG again...
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: inteller on February 03, 2007, 10:05:12 PM
very disappointed about the west coast routes....what does it take to get our LAX flight back?  it is the major gateway to Asia.  sucks that we have to drive to OKC to catch a non stop to LA.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: swake on February 04, 2007, 08:02:21 AM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

very disappointed about the west coast routes....what does it take to get our LAX flight back?  it is the major gateway to Asia.  sucks that we have to drive to OKC to catch a non stop to LA.



It's not LAX, but Ontario is an LA airport.


Oh, and I left off Albuquerque as a destination. So seven total non-stops.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: DM on February 07, 2007, 12:19:33 PM
Non-stop to OKC? lol! Just strikes me as funny. Where would they stop? Stroud? lol!

Great news though. As soon as they post their flights, I am going to check into a flight to Sacramento. [:D]
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 07, 2007, 12:53:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by DM

Non-stop to OKC? lol! Just strikes me as funny. Where would they stop? Stroud? lol!



DFW

I've flown oklahoma -> Ohio via Houston before. Why not?
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Cubs on February 07, 2007, 02:44:13 PM
I dont know where you got this nonstop Tulsa to OKC flight, it is not on the ExpressJet website.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: tulsa1603 on February 07, 2007, 03:59:53 PM
AA has a published fare of Tulsa to OKC via DENVER!
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: inteller on February 07, 2007, 05:21:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tulsa1603

AA has a published fare of Tulsa to OKC via DENVER!



that would make a nice day trip.[}:)]

these destinations are a joke, wake me up when i can go non stop to LAX.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 07, 2007, 10:27:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

quote:
Originally posted by tulsa1603

AA has a published fare of Tulsa to OKC via DENVER!



that would make a nice day trip.[}:)]

these destinations are a joke, wake me up when i can go non stop to LAX.



You can get to LA non-stop
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Renaissance on February 08, 2007, 02:25:46 PM
Seems like this new service might be a byproduct of the fact that a huge, efficient aircraft maintenance site is located here.  Airlines save money by routing jets through Tulsa for maintenance, so why not carry some passengers as well?  This is one of those great side effects of large corporate presences.  The AA package in Vision 2025 appears to be paying excellent dividends.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: inteller on February 08, 2007, 07:38:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by inteller

quote:
Originally posted by tulsa1603

AA has a published fare of Tulsa to OKC via DENVER!



that would make a nice day trip.[}:)]

these destinations are a joke, wake me up when i can go non stop to LAX.



You can get to LA non-stop



Ontario != LAX.  now quit saying that podunk airport is LA.  if i want to terminate in LA great, but I want an airport with asia connections.  only lax gives you that.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: inteller on February 08, 2007, 07:40:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Floyd

Seems like this new service might be a byproduct of the fact that a huge, efficient aircraft maintenance site is located here.  Airlines save money by routing jets through Tulsa for maintenance, so why not carry some passengers as well?  



i dunno which is worse, being on the last flight before the plane goes in for maintenance or being the first passenger flight on a plane fresh out of maintenance.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: cannon_fodder on February 09, 2007, 09:15:09 AM
lol, I've thought of that too.  Then I figured if a plane is on its way in for some maintenance it means it is getting regularly scheduled maintenance - which is nice.  It would be the ones that fly for services without a maintenance contract that should scare you.

Good Ole' Boy Network:  Doesnt apply here at all.  Express Jet will be paying to fly out of TUL not getting money from the county - like *some* airlines did.

And the route are fine with me.  They have to fly the ones they think will make money.  if enough people use the service, it will likely grow.  Now all I need is rate info!
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Matthew.Dowty on February 11, 2007, 07:36:41 PM
Its nice ExpressJet is talking about good inflight service, too.  Meals, snacks, and XM radio.

BTW, you can get single connection service to Asia.  I flew TUL-DFW-NRT (Tokyo) on AA in September.



Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 23, 2007, 07:25:45 AM
Now hiring:
http://kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=120973
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Conan71 on February 23, 2007, 01:25:28 PM
(http://www.airchive.com/airline%20pics/TULSA/thumbnails/GPA%20TIX.jpg)

(http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/chapter%208/hindenburg.jpg)
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 23, 2007, 01:39:57 PM
Oh come on, they are hauling neither hydrogen, nor buffalo.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: iplaw on February 23, 2007, 01:44:56 PM
Maybe it wasn't a buffalo in the first place...

(http://www.drpeterjones.com/images/hugh_manatee.jpg)
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 23, 2007, 01:55:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by iplaw


(http://www.drpeterjones.com/images/hugh_manatee.jpg)



Wow. POTD.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Conan71 on February 23, 2007, 02:39:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Transport_Oklahoma

Its nice ExpressJet is talking about good inflight service, too.  Meals, snacks, and XM radio.

BTW, you can get single connection service to Asia.  I flew TUL-DFW-NRT (Tokyo) on AA in September.

Did you feel like a puffer fish after being in the air that long?  I don't think I could stand being cooped up that long.




Title: New Airline in town
Post by: inteller on February 24, 2007, 08:46:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Transport_Oklahoma

Its nice ExpressJet is talking about good inflight service, too.  Meals, snacks, and XM radio.

BTW, you can get single connection service to Asia.  I flew TUL-DFW-NRT (Tokyo) on AA in September.







you can do that via houston right now.  the problem is japan is not mainland asia.
Title: New Airline in town
Post by: Porky on February 24, 2007, 09:25:16 PM
Dang........they got good prices: http://xjet.com/Availability.aspx