Liveblogging Skybus: When Greyhounds Fly

May 23, 2007 at 1:29 PM | by markj | 1 Comment

Skybus flight number one, which took off from Columbus Ohio and landed at Pease in Portsmouth New Hampshire shortly before 9 a.m. this morning, was a big deal for the Portsmouth economy.

This morning the Skybus welcoming crew at Pease, complete with balloons, and plenty of mainstream media folks, couldn't have been more optimistic.

If Skybus becomes a viable alternative to Manchester and Boston, Portsmouth's antiquated airport may just be revived, but all that is a long way off. For now, Pease can boast free parking and the semi-convenience of being right of 95 and cross their fingers.

However, far more important is who was flying Skybus from Portsmouth to Columbus. The crowd was decidedly Greyhound--the bus company. Plenty of college kids who normally may have boarded a 16-hour bus to Ohio were stoked to get a $10 fare back home. A smattering of families, who might be hard pressed to shell out over $200 for each of their young children to travel to visit family, gladly paid $10 for the opportunity to do so.

Will it last? This isn't Europe. Is there enough of a Portsmouth to Columbus demand to keep these planes in the air? Could Fung Wah Bus in the air actually work? Time will tell.

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After a 4 day horrible experience, lost luggage, stolen wallet, and a week of frustrating dealings with Greyhound, I'm putting out a Call to Action against Greyhound. Please read below for more information:

It's time Greyhound was held accountable, so I'm putting this action together to get everyone who has ever had trouble with Greyhound's bus system to call and complain about their operating procedures, lack of customer service, amount of lost baggage, and anything else you can think of that you, or anyone you may know, want to address with Greyhound Lines, Inc.

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May 25, 2008 at 1:44 AM

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Call to Action Against Greyhound
"The New Greyhound, We on Our Way" Doesn't the new slogan for Greyhound express their views of they are on their way, not the consumer or their luggage, and there is nothing new about Greyhound. They continue to operate as usuall without any regard to their customers.
After a 4 day horrible experience, lost luggage, stolen wallet, and a week of frustrating dealings with Greyhound, I'm putting out a Call to Action against Greyhound. Please read below for more information:
It's time Greyhound was held accountable, so I'm putting this action together to get everyone who has ever had trouble with Greyhound's bus system to call and complain about their operating procedures, lack of customer service, amount of lost baggage, and anything else you can think of that you, or anyone you may know, want to address with Greyhound Lines, Inc.
I'll be putting together various ways we can work together to let Greyhound know just how pissed off everyone is with them. Please visit my new website for more information: http://greyhoundbus.spruz.com/main.asp?

May 25, 2008 at 1:44 AM

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