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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Mar 5 23:19:09 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Mar 5 22:45:48 2008. And ALL airports don't charge a fee for the peoplemover/airtrain if you board it on airport property, except for JFK AirTrain.Apparently in DC they even charge drivers for their people mover after they already paid for parking. That is quite out of the ordinary. So JFK is not alone in charging things differently than other airports. They could have not provided the kiss and ride. Obviously they did provide it, for free, as an incentive to keep the cars away from the central terminal roadways. That's super. Awesome. Yes, I agree, it made LOADS of sense to do. But where's the incentive to keep transit riders off the terminal roadways? There should be no fee for them at HB as this incentive. There are many reasons not to drive to the airport. I NEVER leave my car at the airport, I just don't want it there for days on end. Not to mention, I don't want to pay the parking. I have much less worry if either dropped off, or taking the LIRR or Airtrain. I can't even count how many times I have used the AirTrain. The $5 cost was not even a though. Some people either will use transit, or they will not. The $5 is not going to stop them, especially considering the already costs in airline tickets and travel in general. The $5 is a drop in the bucket. It's also way cheaper than other methods such as private car service, taxi, and others. I used to use the Q10 when I still lived in Queens, as I also didn't want to leave my car there. It sucked, but I didn't want to trek on the subway and then have to deal with the shuttle bus afterwards, so just took the Q10. I lived only about 3 or 4 stations away from Broadway Junction, so taking the J or the A to AirTrain would have been a godsent back then, and either line was only 3 or 4 stations away from me, and either line afforded a 10 minute AirTrain ride had it been there when I still lived there. So NO, I don't see anyone driving (and the costs that involves) stopping someone from taking AirTrain if they were planning to take transit anyway. It probably also makes the idea more attractive for those that were the neutral ones, as an all rail connection is superior over one that involves a bus. |
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