OH Travel Guide
4/21/2008 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Skybus, Airlines, Low Cost Carriers, LCCs, John Weikle, Airline Bankruptcy (all tags)
After its catastrophic implosion, it's hard to imagine Skybus actually returning to the skies. But industry watcher Nawal Taneja tells the Columbus Dispatch there's a chance it could happen:
I know there are people interested in the certificate. They just think the management team and the business model weren't right.
He's talking about the "air carrier operating certificate," a document issued by the FAA that lets airlines fly. That, among a bunch of other Skybus assets, are up for grabs now that the company has shut down.
Among those shopping is likely the carrier's founder, John Weikle. (He left the company shortly after it started flying.) Because of a bunch of federal rules, Weikle wouldn't be able to snatch up the certificate and launch Jet America with it, but he could try to revive Skybus, keeping its base of operations in Columbus.
It's too early to say whether any of this will actually happen, of course. But maybe those $10 tickets will be back sooner than we imagine.
Related Stories:
· New Airline Could Rise from the Ashes of Skybus [Columbus Dispatch]
· Skybus coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
4/04/2008 at 9:12 PM
Tags: Skybus, Airlines, Low Cost Carriers, LCCs, Bill Diffenderffer, Breaking News, Airline Bankruptcy (all tags)
Turns out that selling $10 tickets can't make you money. Skybus, which would've celebrated a year of service on May 22, has ceased operations. While the carrier's website is still up and running, a source tells us--and the Columbus Dispatch confirms--that the ultra LCC is finished as of tonight.
That makes it the fourth airline to shutter this week, another victim of high costs and a brutal industry. Skybus isn't offering any sort of alternate arrangements, so wherever you're stranded, you'll have to find your own way home.
One has to wonder if ex-CEO Bill Diffenderffer saw the writing on the wall and made an early exit. One hopes not, as that's not exactly a samuri move.
Related Stories:
· Skybus coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
2/27/2008 at 3:16 PM
Tags: RIC, CVG, Airport WiFi, Airport-WiFi-Map, Airport WiFi Guide, Free WiFi (all tags)
Contribute your airport wireless report by leaving it in comments, uploading your airport photo to Jaunted Flickr Photo Pool, or via email, and we will add it to our U.S. Airport Wireless map.
You may not think of Cincinnati as a major airport city, but the Delta hub just south of town means more than a few passengers have layovers at CVG. Luckily, the airport just announced it'd be offering free wireless to flyers through a partnership with a couple local companies.
True, it's ad-supported, but we're not complaining. To get online, you'll need to be in Terminal 2 or 3 or in Concourse C. (No luck for you suckers in Concourses A and B.)
Elsewhere, Jaunted user dmlaenker let us know that Richmond International has free WiFi; just sniff out the network named "RIC." As always, we've added these to our Airport WiFi Map.
Related Stories:
· CVG Passengers Enjoy Free WiFi [Official Site]
· Best US Airports for WiFi [Jaunted]
· Airport WiFi coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
2/15/2008 at 3:45 PM
Tags: Missed Connections, Bars, Restaurants (all tags)
It's too soon for us to get over our sugar hangover and think about looking for love again. (That's what too many Crumbs cupcakes do for you.) But some brave souls are soldiering forth, and we endeavor to support that.
Hope triumphs over experience in Columbus, Ohio, where people have mixed drinks, but not mixed feelings. We'll just be lying on the couch with a cold compress while you check out these hot spots:
El Arepazo Latin Grill -- Order up some arepas or grilled corn cakes and some horchata to drink at this Venezuelan restaurant, and you might get connected. Ay, mi amor! 47 N. Pearl St.
Brew-Stirs -- This multi-themed pub may have a Website banner that makes our eyes hurt, but who doesn't want to meet someone with whom he can have chemistry that's incredible... undeniable? 6118 Busch Blvd.
Dick's Den -- An Ohio State fixture, the crowd at this jazz bar and tavern might skew a bit younger than you're used to, but you don't have to be a college student to kick it on the patio. 2417 N. High St.
Related Stories:
· Missed Connections coverage [Jaunted]
· Columbus Hotels [HotelChatter]
[Photo of Columbus' High-Beck Tavern: picturepocket]
by egw
12/17/2007 at 11:00 AM
Tags: Skybus, Tourism Marketing, Travel Advertising, Advertising (all tags)
We've seen Skybus advertise everything from insurance to credit cards. But the latest deal for the super-low cost carrier has flight attendants praising a small Ohio town. Upon landing in Columbus, passengers hear an announcement with baggage claim info, the local time--and a pitch on what makes Canal Winchester so great.
The village of 5,500 is 16 miles southeast of downtown Columbus, and town officials paid less than the usual $4,000-per-month advertising fee to let passengers know that Canal Winchester's:
the premier tourist destination in southeastern, central Ohio.
Among the must-see attractions in town? The Mid-Ohio Doll and Toy Museum, the Barber's Museum and Hall of Fame, the Slate Run Vineyard and Winery, covered bridges and the best antiques shops that southeastern, central Ohio has to offer.
[Photo: Sleestak66]
Related Stories:
Skybus Tie-in Turns Village into Tourist Destination
Tourism Marketing coverage
by pbb
12/04/2007 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Skybus, Sports Travel, College Football Travel, Low Cost Carriers, LCCs (all tags)
Speaking of Skybus, the Columbus-based carrier is capitalizing on Ohio State's recent nomination to the BCS National Championship Game against LSU in New Orleans on January 7. You can normally find advance tickets on Skybus for under $100, but on January 4 and 5, one-way flights from Columbus to Gulfport-Biloxi International--which is 76 miles from the Superdome--are selling for $300. The return trip will cost you much less.
Other airlines can fly you from Port Columbus International to the actual New Orleans airport--just 14 miles from the Superdome--for a bit less, but you'll have to endure a stop or two. Then again, you won't have to drive back to Biloxi through Tiger country while distraught over a Buckeye loss.
Related Stories:
· Buckeye Fans Snapping Up Airline Tickets [BizJournals]
· The OSU Buckeyes Love Tailgating [Jaunted]
· College Football Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: DRust]
by pbb
10/16/2007 at 1:00 PM
Tags: Film Festivals, Film Festival Travel, Bars, Restaurants, Clubs (all tags)
Brazilians who move to Ireland, foreign cartoons and a behind the scenes breakdown of opera. Where else could such randomness roost but the wild and crazy capital of the film world, Columbus, Ohio? That's right--at least for eight days of the Columbus International Film and Video Festival. The Columbus College of Art and Design hosts the showcase every year, and with admission charges ranging between five bucks and free, you'll have a little scratch left over to treat yourself to some local indulgences.
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by Judson
10/08/2007 at 4:30 PM
Tags: Fall-Festivals-Map, Fall Festivals, Rural Travel, Middle America (all tags)
Nothing says fall like ridiculous harvest festivals in small-town America. This week, we'll be mapping the best.
Not much happens in little ol' Circleville, Ohio, a town of 12,000 about 25 miles south of Columbus. You'll find a bunch of OSU Buckeye fans and maybe some Skybus devotees, but other than that, it's farm country. Which is what makes it so perfect for a giant pumpkin shindig.
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