Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by nolok on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:25PM
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What does a "private terminal" mean ? Or rather, in what precise way is it better ? I have a vague idea of what it can provide but I'm not sure how it can shed up to an hour of time. Does it include a dedicated secrity and immigration service (so no gigantic lines) ?
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Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by dannyminutillo on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @02:20PM
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A private terminal is a smaller terminal in a different location than the main terminal. The private terminals are used for private planes. We don't fly private planes. We fly regional planes, however, they still meet the size requirements to take off and land at private terminals. There are never any lines and they have their own security system. So you can show up 15 minutes before the flight and still make it.
Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by gaadd33 on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:16PM
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Is this the Private Suite at LAX?
Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by dsr_ on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:28PM
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No TSA security. No big-airline check-in lines.
Immigration doesn't apply on domestic flights anyway.
Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by iancarroll on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @05:21PM
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The site says the terminal still has TSA security, which makes sense, these aren’t exactly private jets.
Re:Show HN: Monthly subscription airline with SFO-LAX flight...
by StillBored on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @05:56PM
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Which is a bit curious as it sounds like a GA terminal, which generally just have a guard who keeps random people from walking around on the tarmac.
But i'm guessing they are trying to be in the grey area between being a charter and being a full blown commercial airline service with a regular schedule, requiring them to use the normal passenger terminals (and lease/buy gate space/etc).