I really hate when people tell me that flying between point A and B take X hours and then try to compare it to a train/car/bus/etc. I leave and arrive in the city on a train/bus/car. Can you buy the JetBlue ticket for $69 hours (or minutes, or ON THE PLANE?) before takeoff?
The most important question though is if I left my [place of residence] when would I arrive at [destination] and what would my total cost be? Is the airport an hour outside the city and a $50 cab ride? How many HOURS do you have to show up to get on the plane? Taking luggage? Add another half hour minimum to your trip. And not to mention the fun security theater of the airports.
I drive from Boston to Toronto and it is faster door to door than flying and is a much better experience. Chicago from NYC would be longer at 13 hours so flying would be faster. Busses need to compete on other things. Treating you like a human, having wifi and power jacks. perks like ipads on the bus, free books, or gut half the seats and setup poker tables, video games. A bus that is made up of half beds. Themed busses, something, anything to make it more then just a bus trip, something you could charge much more than planes and people would want to use it. Go after a different market then who is currently riding the bus. Charge $500 for a bus ticket and think what you could do provide for that overhead.
The most important question though is if I left my [place of residence] when would I arrive at [destination] and what would my total cost be? Is the airport an hour outside the city and a $50 cab ride? How many HOURS do you have to show up to get on the plane? Taking luggage? Add another half hour minimum to your trip. And not to mention the fun security theater of the airports.
I drive from Boston to Toronto and it is faster door to door than flying and is a much better experience. Chicago from NYC would be longer at 13 hours so flying would be faster. Busses need to compete on other things. Treating you like a human, having wifi and power jacks. perks like ipads on the bus, free books, or gut half the seats and setup poker tables, video games. A bus that is made up of half beds. Themed busses, something, anything to make it more then just a bus trip, something you could charge much more than planes and people would want to use it. Go after a different market then who is currently riding the bus. Charge $500 for a bus ticket and think what you could do provide for that overhead.