Burbank is also quite crowded for its size. Also, WN used to fly into SFO, but that is one of 4 cities they have left over the years. They actually served SFO before serving OAK or SJC but found OAK a better focus city and moved there completely early this decade. As far as quick turns goes, B6, at this point, does not turn their transcon aircraft all that quickly and WN has proved that a quick turn is very possible at LAX. With B6, they would easily be able to quickturn (if they actually started doing them) aircraft at LAX if they wanted to In a message dated 6/11/2005 8:14:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, mrpanitz@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Jet blue wanted to find uncrowded crowded airports > as it makes it easy to turn aircraft > and Burbank (now known as Bob Hope Airport) and Long > beach fit their bill Lax is always crowded > > and yes Burbank doesn't use jet way either (although > it > look like they had some kind of ramp to the plane > instead of stairs on the news) > also another airline that shun SFO was their > competior Southwest.. > there are two good books out about Jet Blue > they sort explain the reasoning for advoidng Lax and > SFO (and Now Long beach is jet Blue west coast hub as well)