This AMERICAN AIRLINES flight is actually a BUS!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- Watch this video to see how American Airlines is operating some flights on luxury buses. We traveled from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New Jersey on an American Airlines luxury bus to see what it’s like.
In this video, we’ll highlight American Airlines’ Bus service in all of its glory. From how to book it to what it’s like onboard. We’ll show you the American Airlines bus gate at Philadelphia’s airport, the American Airlines bus boarding process, what it’s like onboard American Airlines bus, and even give you the insider’s secrets of this unconventional travel experience.
This video will show you how to get to Atlantic City on American Airlines! We even flew American Airlines First Class thanks to a complimentary upgrade we got before jumping on the American Airlines bus! The bus arrives at the ACY Airport and even departs from Atlantic City Airport "Curb Gate," which we'll show you!
American Airlines claims this Prevost H3-45 Passenger Coach is a Luxury Bus, but is it really a First Class bus? Watch this video to find out!
0:00 Introduction
2:25 Arriving in Philadelphia
4:22 Boarding the American Airlines Bus
8:08 American Airlines Bus JebScore
10:04 Bloopers
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I’m just shocked at the use of reverse thrust at the gate.
Yes!! 🤣🤣🤣
I saw a C-17 do that at an airshow
I think it's called reverse gear.
@@russs7574 No, reverse thrust.
This is EXACTLY why I came down here. Jokes... 😛
I was flying out of DFW a few years ago in August and the gate led us to a bus. That airport is so big they had to bus us to an outlying area where the planes were. That driver was a hoot! "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to whatever airlines flight xxx to Seattle. Our cruising altitude today will be approximately two feet. The weather at our destination is cloudy and 65 degrees." We had just spent a week in Dallas. Everyone on board started cheering. "Now just sit back and relax. Our arrival time will be about 15 minutes. Thanks for riding with us."
That was funny 😁
While watching this video I was just thinking that they should have an attendant or the driver make the pre-"flight" announcement.
I've had to take several busses in dfw out to regional jets going back home to Louisiana
United does this in EWR too
In lax, you need to take a bus from terminal 5 to a remote terminal if you fly American eagle.
*"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have reached cruising altitude of 6’ and will be traveling at 70mph. Estimated arrival is 58 minutes. Sit back and enjoy your flight"*
I mean, when it comes to planes, Atlantic City is served by only one airline...Spirit. So compared to Spirit, I'd much rather be on that bus. If you choose to go by train to Atlantic City from PHL, it takes over 2 hours. You also have to change from SEPTA's Airport Line to NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line at 30th Street. This is vastly better
But you know that a less than 3 hour train will probably be about the same speed as getting to the airport, getting through security, boarding your first plane, getting off, getting on the bus.
@@gavintantleff ? Did you watch? He was coming from North Carolina to AC via Philly. A trip from NC to Philly on a plane (and then bus from Philly to AC) very much wouldn't be the same as taking a train which would be far longer. Not to mention at these smaller airports like Greensboro, Atlantic City, Lancaster, and Allentown, security is a breeze. I've taken flights from Long Island MacArthur where that is the case.
Greensboro to Atlantic City by train - 13 hours
Greensboro to Atlantic City by plane/bus - nearly 4 hours
North Carolina and Virginia don't have high-speed rail. By the way, trains can't get you across the Atlantic like planes can. American letting passengers do security in AC and then take a bus from AC to Philly to connect them to a hub with many destinations (without having to go through security again) is a smart move
@@AverytheCubanAmerican Greensboro to Atlantic City by plane would be an hour if such a flight existed. By bus, four hours is right.
@@SYDAirlineEnthusiast I said plane/bus as in a combo of the two. Since as the video shows, the "flight" from Philly to Atlantic City is a bus. So it's the flight from Greensboro to Philly on a plane, and then the bus from there to AC.
@@AverytheCubanAmerican ah, alright
They took "airbus" too serious 💀💀💀
*too literally
Imagine wanting to fly and accidentally booking a bus
PAX (airline lingo for passengers) were always surprised at our regional airport when "flying" to Philadelphia. They would fly into Newark (EWR) and then take Amtrak to Philly's 39th St station IATA code ZFV. It is on the ticket.
"Dammit, I thought the ticket meant (Air)bus, you know, the plane maker!" 😂
I think this should be illegal if they don’t make it clear it’s a bus. People don’t book flights and go through tedious security to get stuck in traffic in slow buses. If they did they should’ve talked to Greyhound not American Airlines
That would be pain.
This is awesome. Also, Jeb, 0:02 was this necessary, and the answer is yes, yes it was
Honestly, if American's biggest hub (DFW) were to start this bus service for some of the smaller cities (but still highly populated) around the DFW area within a 2-3 hour driving distance, I would strongly consider riding. Cities like Frisco, McKinney, Tyler, Abeline, Waco, downtown Dallas, downtown Fort Worth, etc.
These cities don't have giant airports for American flights, but they are still populated enough that someone could fly into DFW and take one of these busses right out of Terminal A to those cities.
Indeed. I see this as a creative way to add other options into flight routes to connect into smaller areas. I would absolutely welcome this esp. since these busses look very clean and well run.
This is what I was thinking
what about trains tho.
@@jzderf Trains
@@BREEZY.67 Trains tbh
They should consider doing this for people traveling to Disney world. The drive from MCO could be an airline bus. I think they’d make out really good especially when people don’t have to worry about luggage.
Have you seen the nice buses like they have in Japan? I think there’s a market! But I also think bright line is trying to fill that market. We’ll see who gets there first
@@nicksurfs1 The bus could be the cheap option, you choice is train for speed, bus for price
@@Bobspineable Flying into Orlando for a vacation at Disney World and worrying about the cost of a train ride from the airport to the resort? Are you sure that's fitting?
@@Bobspineable bright line is like $7. I don’t know how much a bus could undercut that. I know megabus is known for being super cheep but I can’t remember how much it costs.
This comment make me so sad bc I just flew out of MCO and I miss it sm but it would def make life easier for people visiting disney
My daughter has booked a "flight" from Indianapolis to Allentown with the layover in Philly in December. The "flight" was cheaper than if she booked the flight ending in Philly (so strange). She chuckled at the "Bus" description on her itinerary. She was not sure how this worked, so this video was VERY informative and timely! Thanks!
BTW....Jeb pronounced Lancaster correctly! (Lan-KISS-ter). 😄
I ran into a similar situtuation with Allentown many years ago on Continental, via Newark, NJ. The connection was via bus. I decided to change my airline to avoid the bus service.
@@MaxGrey03 Just curious, why did you want to avoid the bus service?
@@Newbyte It has been awhile, but I think it had more to do with the time difference of taking the connecting bus service (1.5 hours or so) or just flying direct. I was only flying from Manchester, NH so the flight to Newark was 45 minutes and then add twice that for bus service, or just fly direct in an hour or so.
@@MaxGrey03 I think I had that connection. I booked a flight from ABE to somewhere with a connection in Newark. The flight from Newark direct would have been 4-500 more and parking at ABE was certainly cheaper than Newark. And the trip from ABE to Newark was a bus.
I’ve taken Landline through another airport and I’ve always been impressed by them. Great and professional service all around, complete with a “flight attendant!”
More like bus attendant 😅
@@CommandoBoy99 lol it be called the same name I'm sure lol
@@CommandoBoy99 yea
Not sure why he had no snack or drink. Lux busses in Thailand hand snack and drink out when you board. They can clean up and do it again at endpoint for next guests. Clean, spacious, professionally operated bus service is a nice way to travel on shorter trips.
@@jbranche8024 The bus should have had free sodas and bottled water in a refrigerator or something similar.
KLM also operates buses from Amsterdam to other Dutch cities, and it also appears to the end user like it's a connecting flight. They even take you to Eindhoven, which has it's own regional airport. But because KLM doesn't really fly to Eindhoven, it can be handy if you want to fly KLM to use miles or whatever reason.
Those aren’t leaving from behind the security. It is more like a way to travel to the airport if you booked a flight. You also don’t see them on the airport app as a flight.
And Air France allows you to check in at the Brussels South train station where you take the TGV to Paris in first class. And you'll say byebye to your luggage in Brussels and pick it up at your destination. KLM also offers the train service from Brussels and Antwerp, but you have to keep your bags with you till Schiphol and check them in there. And if you departed from Antwerp, you'll also have to check-in yourself at Schiphol as Antwerp railway station does not have a KLM check-in counter.
This is ABSOLUTELY pointless, there is a train every 30 minutes from Schiphol to Eindhoven Centraal.
You can call them and add the bus service after, but you're expected to book your journey selecting the destination city that the bus will take you to, and you'll get a second boarding pass for the bus just like the one for the plane. At least that was my experience last year. I used the website though, not the app, and checked-in at the desks. But yeah, it's clearly stated that it's bus service
@@life.with.sabine If they offer a bus from Eindhoven in one direction, they offer it in the other direction. The bus trip IN EITHER DIRECTION is completely seamless when booking a flight.
It's a great idea in my opinion, because a lot of people only want or need to go a short distance to a nearby town or city after they land in the area at a big city airport. Depending on the distance, it might be too expensive and too far to reasonably take a taxi cab.
Well yeah but its clear that they dont make it obvious you’re paying for a bus ticket.. and imagine someone wanted to fly to a nearby city to land quicker but could of just drove there instead of this bus 😂😂
@@uabforfindingthisbutalr6464 That last sentence you wrote makes no sense. Regardless of transport mode, the ticket booking shows the total time enroute. This is all they need to consider.
I'd really like to hear the conversation with ATC on departure.
"Bus getting ready for departure turn on to Interstate 1 for (ahem, "takeoff") enjoy your roadtrip and your operating altitude will be 3 feet" 😂👏
Taxi… uh I mean… no, you’re in a bus… GOD DAMMIT! I QUIT!
I wanna know what jfk Steve would say
One of the best parts of this is picking up the bus from the ramp. Being able to avoid all the nonsense of getting through the airport at a big hub like PHL is really nice
I was surprised to see this *bus* being boaded along-side the airplanes, and not out at the road-curb of Terminal F.
ive flown many times out of philly it isn't that bad
Looks like they are parked in a corner where they can't fit planes anyway.
Coaches are criminally underrated. Basically unlimited baggage, better recline, and also significantly cheaper. In the Middle East it beats flying in every sector.
never taken a bus because theyre always filled with the sketchiest and dirtiest of people
@@rich-tp2dx you should try living nicer places
Every sector? I don't know about that but for routes like in this video yeah
@@LTLWrestling I live in a nice part of NJ its just that busses only visit dirty places. busses dont run to nice parts of the state.
In Mexico City, Rapid Transit is considered a bit upscale compared to the Metro (subway), though the BRT isn't immune to getting caught in traffic.
I used to do a lot of cross-country trips on Greyhound. Not great or fast, but cheap; my first trip was $400 to go whereever I wanted, for a month; I visited 8 different places. Great deal compared to a single round trip plane ticket that might have cost the same.
Of course, even better would be a good train.
About 10 years ago, I had a bus “flight” connection from Newark with United Airlines. There was no overhead storage for carry-ons. And there was no restroom! Actually the bus looked more like the type that transfers passengers to smaller planes located far away on the tarmac. It was very surprising when the bus exited the gate and went on the highway. Glad it was only an hour drive.
I love how enthralled you guys were at a bus. Amazing.
What can I say? We’re simple people!!
This 2:1 seating is quite a game changer for buses. We've had it n Ghana some years now and it's absolutely lovely
Ooh, I’d probably actually take buses if they were laid out like this in the UK
We have something very similar in Germany, where a lot of regional flights to the big airports like Munich and Frankfurt are actually high speed train rides. It’s called the Lufthansa Express Rail and is operated by German National Rail Deutsche Bahn. Looking forward to you reviewing that some time. :)
But its still Deutsche Bahn operating the trains. Its not like Lufthansa runs high speed trains. Its just a cooperation between DB and LH.
@@LS-Moto But you get announcements if you are able to catch the flight if the train is late, and iirc there is Lufthansa staff on the train which can help you out when missing the flight or there are other questions.
You can also get a Lufthansa Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Strasbourg in France and when I was a kid they had Buses to Heidelberg too!
Yep. And that bus from Straßburg is really only useful because it makes the actual flight (from Frankfurt) cheaper. Why ? Because "from Strasbourg" means this Lufthansa coach is in direct competition to whatever Air France has on offer from Straßburg, which is usually really expensive because Strasbourg is full of Eurocrats and lobbyists (with expense accounts)
The only downside is, you actually have to be on that bus. Which is inconvenient if you don't actually live there. But at least only for one leg, on the return trip you can simply get the train from Frankfurt airport station to your home, which is far more convenient (and faster).
Deutsche Bahn is a member of Star Alliance since August 😅
Perfectly fitting for Atlantic City to get this instead of a proper American Eagle plane. With the past casino closures resulting from neighboring PA legalizing gambling, Revel's opening being a disaster, the fact the Atlantic City Line was the only line NJ Transit completely shut down to add positive train control for a year (not to mention Atlantic City no longer having direct train service to NYC because of Amtrak's withdrawal in 1995 and the short-lived ACES from 2009 to 2011), and now the pandemic...that city just can't catch a break
My glorious leader may I have some rice?
Hello glorious leader! It is an honor to have you join us
Mr Glorious Leader, how do you know so much about transportation routes and stuff in the United States?
Supreme leader has a deep knowledge with American infrastructure, interesting
NJ moment.
5:28 aweeeee... she looks at you the way Pam looks at Jim.
imagine the bus just started going to the runway and takes off
Then you hear the driver on the intercom say "lol wrong cheat code".
As a Philadelphia area native I would highly encourage you to check out Lancaster it’s beautiful in the culture of the Amish is something to be seen food is awesome to😊
And Franklin and Marshall college has a gorgeous campus
And there is a bus that goes to the Lancaster airport, just like thisnone to AC.
Philly has some interesting setups like this. I was traveling from NJ to Anchorage a few years ago and my best price was out of Philly. But starting point was not the airport, it started at the train station. Train to Newark to catch plane to Alaska. Had to catch the train going as it was the first leg of the "flight", but skipped it on the way back since Newark was closer to home.
My first trip to Germany was in 1988 when I flew from Chicago O'Hare to Cologne on Lufthansa. Our flight was to Frankfort but then we changed to a Lufthansa train. My luggage was checked thru to Cologne and it was just like a flight, with a meal and cabin attendants, just like on a plane. They even had a guide book, in four languages, explaining what it was you were seeing along the way. A few years later, I made the same trip, but by then they had shut the train down and you got a regional jet instead. I kind of liked the train.
In Europe, Lufthansa operates some 'flights' with high speed trains (via a Codeshare with DB. The Railroad even has its own IATA code).
In my country, Florida will attempt the same thing with a high speed train called Brightline. It should be running very soon.
That must be a really cool POV riding around the airport on a bus like that.
It's an airbus without wings :D
Wow great production value and very entertaining! You learn something new every day
Your content: Simple yet Fascinating.
I like it! The thing that impressed me the most about this bus is that the interior is arranged like a CRJ cabin rather than like a Greyhound bus. It makes me wonder if Greyhound would be more popular if it had the same seating. And yes, the airline bus does make perfect sense. I would love to have a bus connection from PDX to Salem, OR. That way, I could sit in an airport bar or coffee shop while waiting on my connecting bus rather than sitting on the curb while waiting on ground transportation bus. But I think the most sensible part of this bus service is fuel efficiency. The fuel a CRJ burns on a 50 miles flight far exceeds what a bus burns. I think it also has a lot to do with the fact that all major air carriers no longer use prop planes, making regional flights less efficient. After watching this video, I think this regional bus service is going to be a huge hit. I believe it will add new destinations and will also add the frequency of the trips. So yes, I see this as a winner.
> _It makes me wonder if Greyhound would be more popular if it had the same seating._
From my experience of GLI: That might get a *big* thumbs-up from passengers, but it would functionally cripple GLIs capacity on many routes, and remember that (Unlike airlines) GLI aren't forced to have max one bum per seat. ✈🍑🚌
Some GLI routes can get _horrendously_ crowded (Las Vegas NV to Los Angeles CA being the classic example) and as someone who's been extremely thankful for his sturdy legs holding up for the 7h30 trip with 67 bums packed onto a 55-seat bus, removing thirteen seats from each bus is not going to do anything to help GLIs business model.
Finally: Like myself, the company which owns GLI - First Group - Comes from the UK, and I can tell you that *really* stingy buggers like us are only going to _add_ seats, never _remove_ them... 💺💰😉
Imagine being promised that you’re gonna be on a “brand new American Airbus” only to see this at the gate waiting for ya 😂😂😂😂 great video Jeb!
Gives a hilarious new meaning to the name "Airbus"!
The only issue that kinda annoys me is American DOES own Airbus planes, my last flight was on an AA A321. I wonder if a few passengers reading the ticket would mistakenly think the printer wasn't working and panicked, thinking the letters "Air" didn't print on it! LMAO....
I flew by Lufthansa from Uruguay to Strasbourg once. But after landing in Francfort, we took a Lufthansa bus and it took us to Strasbourg. The funny thing is that in the return trip, we should have done the check in, using the fly number and code. All the same things you do when you get an international flight
Thank you for the video. I heard about this service before but I was skeptical. Now I want to try it 😆
bro took “Airbus” to a whole new level
I love this video, I live just 20 mins from ACY and it’s amazing to see my local airport add more options to travel since we only have around 7 flights a day out of the airport and there all on spirit. It’s a really nice airport but very underrated. I’m glad to see American Airlines give it more recognition and for giving us people that live in south east Jersey a better way of traveling.
This is great to know about. As you stated, it offers the opportunity to reach smaller places. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I love this vlog. Really enjoyed
This might be the funniest Jeb video I've ever watched, love it!
As someone who frequently flies to small airports with limited frequencies I'm happy to see this, we're really been short changed with the resumption of flights post-covid and this seems like a solid option. I just wish they would have a way to clear security in the small airport.
Agreed. I was disappointed when I learned that you had to clear security at the big airport
From a security POV I can understand why, considering that the "flight" would have to remain sterile/secure throughout the entire journey... when a plane is in the air it's no big deal, but if the bus is traveling on public roads then it could be an issue... even if you put seals on every single access point, the driver opening their window for any reason (such as paying a toll) would render the entire flight unsecured.
If I book a flight I am paying for a airplane, NOT BUS. If they will have this they have to be clear when you book is a bus so you can skip it.
There is just no way to clear security at the smaller airport, then take a bus to a bigger airport. The logistics of maintaining security would just be too complex.
@@JoeDFWAviation waait so they have to go through security after arrival in philadelphia? how is this possible? after arriving at the airport you dont have security
I think this is a great idea and they should continue doing it. It also frees up a good deal of airspace. Going short distances by bus or train is really the best way to do it.
Beautiful scenery and it looks very comfortable.
Here to say that I like how peaceful and quiet PTI looks even on video. I hope that American doesn't swap out all of our planes though. One day I might need that 30-minute flight from DCA to GSO over the 4.5-hour drive. But I like this for ATL to Chattanooga. I've done a car rental and Greyhound on that route on separate occasions and the Greyhound was surprisingly relaxing!
I had a flight booked on AA from Phoenix to John Wayne at 6:00 pm on the Friday before Christmas, (12/23), John Wayne doesn't allow flight operations after 10:00 pm and the flight was delayed and therefore diverted to LAX. We were then put on a bus back to OC arriving at around dawn on Christmas Eve.
Even Amtrak has "Thruway" bus service from various cities to connect with their rail service. Especially on the west coast.
I am curious if they added it in Burlington to "connect" the Ethan Allen and the Vermonter.
@@maxpowr90 that would be good, actually. I would prefer they'd get the Ethan Allen Express to Essex Jctn, but a bus would be a good second.
in phoenix you get a Greyhound bus w/o an assigned seat to get to the amtrack station in Maricopa, az... there is no phoenix Amtrak station anymore
Between Seattle and Vancouver BC, Amtrak supplements their trains with buses. You book through Amtrak but ride a really nice coach bus (from a company called Cantrail) between the two train stations and it takes about the same amount of time.
To get to LA from Bakersfield Amtrak runs a bus. Usually when you book Amtrak you have to a train portion of your trip but you can book Amtrak from the Burbank Airport Amtrak to Bakersfield Amtrak on a bus for only $15. That is less than to cost of gas not to mention parking.
I booked a "flight" from Philadelphia to Allentown. My mom told me to make sure it wasn't a bud as a few airlines are doing this now. This happened to her with United. I checked, and it was a bus. The agent on the phone was shocked, too, and knew nothing about the service. I was going to do it but I didn't want to wait two and a half hours for a bus. To me, buses should run differently than flights, but I get it'd in lieu of a flight, so it like a flight time. I might try this next time. Thanks for the video.
I love your content, I feel like part of the journey
A bus that is "inside" security. Could be cool/faster...if you're "flying" from one of their service cities.
Of course the bus has a lavatory, that said, I'd have used the airport restroom too.
This type of thing could be useful in a "we want to have you for your whole trip itinerary" theme.
Love that the bus just pulls up to the gate at PHL.
I think airlines and authorities would be nervous about letting any bus count as inside security, since it's relatively easy to smuggle people or objects onto the bus when it's on the road. Hard to load drugs or weapons onto a plane in the air, much easier to pass them through the window of a bus on the road.
@@barneylaurance1865 Interesting point there Barney. I agree. Lots more "uncontrollable" areas.
Love seeing Suzanne get more into this! You guys are such a great couple ❤
Bus looks nice.
Would love to see more buses to smaller airports; like Phoenix to Prescott, Denver to Centennial, etc. I know there’s the public buses; but this just seems more convenient and nicer.
The background at 9:20: Your gateway to the world has arrived!
The gateway to the world in question: *A bus*
Takes the name Airbus to a whole new level. Well at least you get solid leg room!
This happened to me flying back to Kansas City from Allentown PA, back around 2003. They stuck us on a Continental Airlines bus to Newark and I'd catch my connecting flight onward.
Glad to see Suzanne back on the videos! Always super videos - Thanks!!!!
I live in the Allentown area, so in researching some flights (in an effort to maybe use the local airport instead of Newark), I saw this bus leg pop up in the results and found it amusing. Thought it was gonna be like the coaches from here to NYC, but these seem much nicer.
Amazing experience! Greetings from Brazil
I agree with the comments about clearing security at the start of the bus ride. I think that would make this service very popular. Great video, thanks for doing this!
I hope this gets brought back to Carlsbad, CA (CLD). It used to have multiple flights to LAX on propeller planes until SkyWest retired them in 2015, and the runway is too short for jets. It was very convenient for those living in the cities north of San Diego as they didn't have to make the one-hour drive to downtown San Diego (SAN) to catch flights, and had more connecting options.
(I used to live in San Marcos, just east of Carlsbad, and we found the airport very convenient)
I've heard of rail replacement buses but not a plane replacement bus! :) "arrival gate - curb" did make me laugh. I once booked a bus for a colleague on a business trip, it was quickest way to go Luxembourg- Strasbourg
This is amazing I feel like every airline should do this.
Landline is a great addition for those who have to travel out of Philadelphia on a regular basis, especially for parking facilities.
The MN low cost carrier Sun Country does this from MSP to larger cities like Rochester, and Duluth using Landline. Not only does it help for pilot shortages and navigating traffic, but also with connecting local regionals with MSP.
Wish they had a shuttle between MSP and Menomonie, WI.
I believe Sun Country was actually the first airline to parter with Landline.
I saw this option the last time I flew to Duluth to visit family. I still opted to fly on Delta, because I wanted to go through security in Duluth instead of MSP, and wasn't sure how that worked with the bus.
I once got bumped off an MKE-ORD flight, and in addition to being comped for the bump, they booked me on a bus that went between the two airports. It seems like an ideal city pair for United and American alike to run regular buses between, or to have a railroad build branches off the existing Hiawatha Service that Amtrak runs now.
Meanwhile in Europe, there’s a whole train station at Schipol on the NL mainline, and a similar station at Paris-CDG for TGV high-speed trains. I think the big airports in the US need a similar setup, to reduce the number of seemingly unnecessary flights between big cities and smaller neighbours.
Had to fly into Lancaster for work. Surprise surprise a bus on the 3rd and last leg of my trip. Its a small airport with 1 AA agent working 2 buses a day. Made my day lol
You had perfect timing on this. I drive that area all the time and saw a AA bus drive by. I wondered what was happening there. Pretty cool stuff! I’m a Philly local!
This looks so much fun to go from a plane to a bus. So cool
I drove tour buses for one of several companies in Arizona. I love driving the Prevost and the bus is is a very popular way to see America
I actually saw the bus when i was at the Philadelphia airport a few days ago! I found it odd to see a bus at the gate but I thought it was just a shuttle to another terminal. Thanks for explaining.
Delta needs to consider having a service like this between their hub in Detroit and Toledo now that AA pulled out there. Also, service between Atlanta and Rome, Chattanooga, Macon, and Athens would be great too
I agree but Deltas hub is not in Detroit it's in Atlanta there is to much competition for delta to do it in Chattanooga since Greyhound has a major station in Chattanooga also Chattanoogas airport is to small
@@ryanlowery2888 You do know that Delta has multiple hubs, right? They have hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, and JFK airport in NYC.
Oh, I would jump on the service from Macon to Atlanta in a heartbeat. I so miss the ASA service from Macon to Atlanta. What would be even better is to allow us to clear security at the airport in Macon and bypass the nightmare in Atlanta. That would be really sweet
The only problem with Toledo Express is that it is way out in the middle of nowhere. It would be better if the bus “flight” ended somewhere more central in that case.
@@stevehockey4 Would Franklin Park Mall or Levis Commons be more ideal?
That bus must be completely secure since it enters airside.
Passengers only exit the secure area, coming back in the drop you off at the departures area and you need to go through security.
@@hi55us2 but didn't he mention you clear security at Atlantic City so therefore you'd enter airside?
That’s so cool!! El Paso to Las Cruces will be perfect!
This is actually pretty smart idea and honestly super cool
Makes a lot of sense actually. Imagine a flight's destination is Time Square / Port Authority bus terminal instead of JFK and get scammed by MTA's airtrain or pay $80 for a taxi
or better, have your plane ticket double as an airtrain ticket to NYC.
ACY is my local airport!!! I was just there on the 18th and I remember seeing one of the buses parked out front and can’t help but wonder if it was yours! I am personally stoked about this service as someone that travels often. This bus service definitely be more comfortable and less time consuming than taking two trains up to PHL so I can’t wait to try it!
That’s honestly the nicest big bus like that I’ve ever seen. Those seats looks great.
I would love this service in the closest airport to my city, it is actually like 20 km away from the city, for weather reasons, so having the bus included with the plane would be a great benefit.
I was dying at the "are we really flying?" lolol. Never knew this existed through AA. Thanks for the report!
When booking flight to Köln (Cologne) in Germany using Lufthansa, you fly into Frankfurt, pick up your luggage etc, and then it's high speed train to Köln. Lufthansa has a special train car specifically for this, but I've failed to find it and sat down in a different part of the train and nobody complained.
You are correct also Brussels you are basically put on a DB Baureihe 406 via Schnellfahrstrecke Köln Aachen The reason for this is that European Union want to get rid of short plane rides that are also connected by high speed train. Same thing also applies to Lufthansa if you try booking New York to Amsterdam via Frankfurt Flughafen. The last stops in Germany for that route on the train are Duisburg and Oberhausen Hbf then the Netherlands.
Last time I took a coach, it was so nice! Nice big seats with lots of leg room, a standard bathroom and Wi-Fi.
Not a new idea at all; I saw other airlines transfer their passengers to ferries or buses to increase their destinations to places without airports. And I love the idea. You make me feel like I want to book this type of flight now. :)
Bus service seems like a good way to travel fairly short distances. Back in the 1970s, airlines were flying jets everywhere, even from LAX to Burbank Airport, a distance of less than 30 miles. Clearly, it was just one segment of a longer flight on PSA, but I wish I had taken that short hop just to say I had done so. Airlines also used to have "Jumbo Jet" non-stop service from L.A. to San Diego and back. In 1979 when I worked at LAX, I flew first class from LAX to San Diego on an L-1011, and my return trip was on a DC-10. The flight was only 20 minutes or so, so first class consisted of a complimentary cocktail prior to takeoff. I don't think you can even fly to San Diego from L.A. anymore, without detouring to San Francisco or Phoenix first, and what a waste of time that would be. Thanks for another informative video, Jeb.
Yes, you can fly LAXSAN. There simply aren’t as many flights or carriers providing serving on the route as before Covid.
@@CarlBlack Thanks, Carl. In doing an online search, it looks like only Delta and United offer nonstops from LAX to SAN, and they are quite pricey (around $400 r/t) considering the short flight. Several years ago, a company was going to fly me to SAN for a media event, but they couldn't find any nonstop flights at that time, nor could I, so I ended up driving. I guess the pandemic travel bargains are just a memory now. In March of last year, I flew r/t nonstop from LAX to MIA on JetBlue for $72. I couldn't afford not to go at that price. Travel safely!
Absolutly amazing video Jeb, My personal favorite is Delta but this seems like quite the adventure.
COS to DEN would be amazing for this. Parking or ubering locally and clearing security at COS and then being taken into the secure area in DEN for your transfer flight.
Yes!
You *can* Bustang between the city centers, but the dropping of the southern Denver stops, including a couple where the AT/AF buses would pick up, saving some time compared to going west into downtown (for the airport on the eastern plains), makes Bustang less than optimal.
Yes!! I did this from Allentown to Newark!
That's so amazing! From my city, Mumbai is just 150 kms and there's no direct flight from here. The route has lot of demand too. A bus would really be helpful if it was there!
Pune? When we visited my aunt my Dad hired a driver to take us there.
United has bus service between Newark and Allentown, it's a crazy ride as they use those hotel shuttle type buses. It works and you get on curbside so you can literally board 15 min before departure. American just started the bus service to PHL from Allentown, looking forward to trying it, looks like a nice ride. These local connections are great. I hope American adda Reading, PA to their local flights.
Just Lancaster but that's close 😊 Newark and Allentown are the same busses Motorcoaches same setup
So interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea. When travelling to areas like Vancouver it would be great to bus out to an easier location for family to pick you up.
The same company (Landline) operates busses for United out of DEN and when a flight I was on diverted to Cheyenne due to weather they sent 2 busses to pick us all up. It's not nearly as bad as I expected it to be (think Greyhound🤮) and aside from getting us to the airport late I kinda liked it. There are definitely worse ways to get around.
Nice. I’m a FA and I was wondering how this worked. I think this is smart to connect more people. ✈️
There is enough room on that bus to swap out one passenger for a f/a seat and at least serve something quick like trail mix or nuts with coffee. I've seen privately owned bus lines install a self serve bar in the back.
@@largol33t1 service level in the main cabin is determined by flight mileage and a drive from PHL to ACY will be about 65 miles. However, I do agree that there could be some way to provide snacks since the actual time it takes for the drive. A plane ride that long would’ve had service done in main cabin.
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Very Cool! Would love to try this service.
I flew 9 flights by AA in my recent visit to the USA the last couple of months, but thankfully never had to roll by road instead of fly by air. But appreciate sharing this unique experience. Shalom.
This video is fantastic. And such great on-camera chemistry between Jeb and Suzanne… more of that, please!
Also, I guess replacing some plane routes with buses makes sense, where the route is in-demand but rather odd to fly on a plane. For example, when I was growing up in Houston in the 90s, Continental Airlines operated a truly silly intra-city flight between IAH (Bush) and Hobby airports, which is about a 30-mile distance. I’ve also flown a number of times between Zurich and Basel (around a 60-mile distance, I think), and I think that flight was also eventually discontinued.
I used to fly the Continental shuttle between Ellington and IAH, and it was great. Easier parking and quicker security (pre-TSA). It was much more convenient than driving across town and parking at the larger airport, and usually faster. The problem was that was usually the first route cancelled if there was a plane shortage, leaving you stranded at IAH and figuring how to get a ride back to Clear Lake. TSA and 9/11 killed the service.
ABE is my home airport. The flight to PHL on a CRJ was 18 minutes, so obviously no service. And to get from the F gates to the mainline American flights at the other end of the airport, you had to ride a bus with no seats that took almost as long as the flight to get to the A & B gates. So in this case, the bus makes sense between PHL and ABE.
I would like to add that United has had a bus connection between ABE and EWR for years. You check your bags at ABE to your final destination. Then go outside and board the bus at the departures curb. However it’s only about a 20 pax mini bus with no lavatory.
Woaw I'm impressed about the bus, it looks way more comfortable than all the buses I've been to.
Great vid ACY is my home airport any i always see these parked around
This was amazing, and I would have never known about this! I would totally love to try the American Buslines at some point in my journeys! I would really love if other airlines did this between airports. Some flights I've booked require airport transfers hence: EWR to JFK or ORD to MDW. Bus services instead of taking Ubers would be so helpful!
EWR to JFK sounds like a nightmare. how did that happen?
@@rich-tp2dx I personally would enjoy that, but I chose Google flights to find them, so it required an airline transfer which was only in JFK to get the cheapest price.
@@ShadowTheGrayWolf I think at that point I'd be eating the extra cost of the flight. thats a loooong way across the city. I don't think public transportation is even really that cheap and I'm sure the Ubers were about $150.
Another great video! A couple of things I want to add:
1, there is a lounge in PHL F Terminal (unless it is temp closed or something) located above the food court. So you should have had Admirals Club whilst waiting at your layover. I have used it many times. Which should raise the JebScore.
2, that looks like a LOT more room under the bus seat than what has been under many first class seats in some of the bigger aircraft lately (I can't even get my backpack fully under anymore....a backpack. I thought technologic advances were making electronics smaller. Well, except if it is positioned under an airline seat then it is increasing tenfold in size).
3, slightly different but since you mentioned it: I heard, but never experienced, that United offers buses from Allentown airport (ABE) directly to Newark (EWR) to then get on a flight to the larger destination except that you check in and go through security in ABE and then the bus drives directly to inside security when you arrive in EWR which sounds better than taking a bus from a bus terminal and then having to go through security later on. But I have not done either so couldn't say which would be better.
Looking forward to more vids!
Love your tour videos ❤
Great video Jeb. I think it totally makes sense, especially replacing very short haul flights, if only from an environmental impact perspective. Really American are just a travel company you pay to get you from one place to another in the most suitable way.
I've been told that Luton Airport in the UK sometimes does this. However, the buses are subcontracted, thus the airline doesn't own the vehicles. EasyJet has done this a few times when they ran into issues with their planes and the mechanics didn't find it cost effective to make the passengers sit and wait all night for a 35-minute flight out of Luton. I saw the BBC version of the show Airline and they actually chartered 2 buses to drive passengers to London when the plane broke down. The passengers were happy to at least get to their destination rather than be stuck at the airport all night.
If Delta had one from DTW to Ann Arbor when I was in college I would have used it 100%, but I also think that we should just work on building up the train infrastructure for this sort of route.
love the video… my dad drives coach busses so this was fun to watch
Awesome. I’ll definitely do it.
Bus service provided by a third party from the airport to nearby areas used to be called "ground transportation"
It still is. But integrating with your plane ticket and checked luggage is a rather different experience.