Wonder if this will be shuttle service along the lines of the original one started by Eastern - in other words, will the traveller be gauranteed a seat on a particluar flight, even if it means operating an aircraft with only one pax on board. -- David Ross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross > FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 (Reuters) - American Airlines said it began > selling tickets this week for new shuttle flights linking Boston, New York > and Washington this fall, joining two rivals serving the popular routes > through its American Eagle partner. > AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Eagle unit will use 44-seat Embraer (EMBR4) jets > to compete against US Airways Group Inc.'s (U) Airbus A319s and A320s, which > seat 124 or 150 passengers, and Delta Air Lines Inc.'s (DAL) comparably > sized Boeing 737-800s. > > American's more modest service will offer 10 flights a day between New > York's Laguardia Airport and Boston's Logan Airport and between Laguardia > and Reagan National Airport just outside Washington. > > The carrier already offers five flights a day between Boston and Washington > and is adding a sixth on Aug. 1. > > American Eagle's Boston-New York service starts on Sept. 24 followed by New > York-Washington a week later. > > The shuttle flights will offer leather seating, like Delta's and US > Airways', with three seats per row, separated by a single aisle. > > Delta currently offers 17 daily flights between New York and Boston and > another 15 New York-Washington flights. > > US Airways' shuttle runs 16 daily New York-Boston flights, 15 from New York > to Washington and 14 between Boston and Washington. > > AMR Corp.'s fleet, including TWA, is the nation's largest. Delta is the > third-largest U.S. carrier and US Airways No. 7. > > > ©2002 Reuters Limited.