My comments on this article: "The era of the "extra section," as Delta called the jetliners that would be rolled out to accommodate overflow crowds, has ended" Reading this statement one would think an extra section is what only Delta calls the extra section. In reality, an extra section is an industry wide term. "By these rules, this is no longer a shuttle," said Joe Brancatelli, a longtime travel editor who runs Joesentme.com, a business-travel Web site. "The shuttle is a walk-up product." Maybe in operation but not in theory. A shuttle is an operation that consists of short routes, frequent flights, and a simple air fare structure. As an example, Southwest offers a shuttle service between Oakland & Los Angeles, and Dallas & Houston. "I'm disappointed," said Charlie Rose, the public television talk-show host, who is always running late for the shuttle. "Isn't that the nature of a shuttle, that you can show up at the last minute and get a seat?" It's not the airline's fault if you can't get your ass in gear and get to the airport on time. Do you expect them to have an extra section just because you area high-and-might public TV host? "Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat who said he was a regular rider on both shuttles, said he would miss the luxury of the add-on flights. He recalled being among as few as seven passengers on planes that departed just 15 minutes after a regularly scheduled shuttle left with a full load. "I wish they were continuing that second flight," Mr. Schumer said. "I'll miss it, but the shuttle's still one of the most efficient, best things going." The extra sections need to be kept because the "honorable" senator may actually have to wait an hour to catch a flight. (For those of you who don't recognize it, this is sarcasm.) David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html >-----Original Message----- >From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >Bill Hough >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:30 >To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: NYTimes.com: Promised Seat on Air Shuttle Is Perk of Past > > >This page was sent to you by: psa188@xxxxxxxxx > >NEW YORK REGION | February 2, 2005 > >Promised Seat on Air Shuttle Is Perk of Past >By PATRICK McGEEHAN > >Travelers have long been guaranteed that there would be enough >seats on the shuttles connecting New York to Boston and >Washington. But now that is history. > >http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/02/nyregion/02shuttle.html?ex=110801 1600&en=6c8358906471fafb&ei=5070 ----------------- Advertisement -------------------------- <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0" BGCOLOR="#F8F5EC"> <tr><TD><font size="2"> /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight Pictures ------------\<br><br> ONLY ONE COMEDY HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE <br><br> SIDEWAYS has been nominated for 5 OSCARS including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Critics across America agree... SIDEWAYS is the BEST PICTURE of the year. SIDEWAYS stars Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen. Now playing in theaters everywhere. Watch the trailer at:<br><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&page=www.nytim es.com/yr/mo/day/nyregion&pos=Center1A&camp=foxsearch-emailtools03-nyt5&ad=c enter1a-text&goto=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/index_nyt.html";> http://www.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/index_nyt.html</a> </font></td> </tr></table> ----------------- Advertisement -------------------------- 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005