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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Mar 7 09:45:07 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Mar 7 09:40:02 2008. Obviously your claim that the $5 charge is unfounded, as AirTrain has been increasing in ridership even after losing part of it's base to Jamaica. Immediately, once there was another subway access point available, people who the E and Jamaica was more convenient began using the E to Jamaica, since it was the same sort of connection as at HB, and a 10 minute ride to the airport. There is no difference between the two connections, as both get you there in 10 minutes. So it's just a matter of which subway line is easier to access for a particular person...the E or the A (or the J to a lesser extent, but still another option).Dropping or lowering the $5 fare will mostly just cannabilize Jamaica riders to Howard Beach, just as what happened when Jamaica opened to begin with when another choice was available. Having a "free" leg would just be an unbalancing that would eat away at revenues at Jamaica, for those that are taking AirTrain anyway, and found the E more convenient will now lose their no-brainer choice to take the E to Jamaica. It would just unbalance the system. |
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