Paulie Update
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That wouldn’t surprise me Jetson. The airport has been getting more freight lately and they’ve had MD88s and Boeing 727s landing there which are bigger planes.
Today was madness, I rebooked my flight to a 125 from fll to lane 3 hours later at logan. We were delayed due to a bad tire that needed to be replaced and boarding took forever for some unknown reason. We were about to leave at 3pm then they had to re route us over the mid west and then go east to Boston so we had to go from the end of the runway back to the gate to get more fuel.
They gave the option for us to get off and re book flights but if we checked bags we weren’t able to get them. I went with my gut and did that because with all the problems I had already, I didn’t think that would be the last one and sure enough the plane ended up having to divert to Orlando where it currently sits.
I feel really bad because a lot of people that were scheduled on the Worcester flight were on that one as well and they’re currently stuck in MCO and the AC wasn’t working when we were on the ground at FLL so it’s been a nightmare for a lot of people trying to get back to Worcester. Only 6-7 people got off because they weren’t compensating anyone (I have family down here so I’m staying w them an extra night) but I really feel bad for everyone on that flight especially since there were a lot of families with very young kids as well.
This is why I care a lot more about it. It’s not for my sake because for me I can go to Logan and then take the T home if needed but for these families with young kids it’s an absolute nightmare what they’re dealing with right now
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On my last flight to FLL, a gentleman next to me informed me that the west side near the airport is preparing for tractor trailers going up to the airport soon. Boston wants the fright out and more international flights. The international flights pay the money.
I’m sure the residents who live on the West side near the airport will have something to say about this alleged plan to increase the freight traffic at ORH. I get it that TJX and Amazon are up there already but I just don’t see anyone who lives on or near Mill Street, Pleasant Street, etc. being happy about this. If that was Massport’s intention all along to turn ORH into a freight hub then they truly are a bunch of snake oil salesman. It does seem pretty evident they have no intention of improving passenger service at ORH. They’ve owned the airport for 13 years and I can’t honestly say the airport is in a better place now than before. Sure, we have a fancy new landing system and other improvements but where are the airlines??? JetBlue has been here 10 years and we have the exact same flights today that we did 10 years ago. I’m not counting the Fort Myers flight. In all honesty I think the Fort Myers flight announcement was a net loss for ORH. All of the big wigs and politicians came in for a celebration to announce the expansion. A few days later we find out JetBlue is pulling the plug on the JFK flights. A few days after that we find out that the Fort Myers flights that were supposed to be daily for February and March are really going to just stay as twice weekly. Do any of these people communicate with each other??? If I was the governor or any of the other politicians that showed up I’d be embarrassed, but they don’t care, they got their photo op. Can’t wait until the Fort Myers flights start and people start having trouble like Paul did today. It’s like ORH can’t get out of it’s own way. Had JetBlue not yanked the plug on the JFK flights, all those passengers would have had some additional options to get back home.
Freight is coming. It’s been in the works for some time. A long time. It’s purposely being kept on the hush due to NIMBY concerns. The past has shown that NIMBY groups have a lot of power in Worcester politics & MassPort isn’t taking any chances. Don’t expect any major press, just flights showing up all of a sudden. Let the NIMBY’s put 2+2 together after it’s already started. Much harder to stop then. Before you ask, no I won’t share any further details until MassPort is ready. If you want ideas, take a look at the Fiscal ‘23-‘27 from MassPort for ORH. A lot of those projects have cargo written all over them. Expect Andy Davis & others to Openly deny any plans or expansions until they outright announce them. Hell he openly denied it to me last time we spoke. But others in the know aren’t so tight lipped.
Hint: Greendale Mall…it’s still Empty…they say it’s quote “in our future plans” 🙂
The freight starts and we keep a few flights from JB, American, Delta. Unless JB makes up for spots sold to alegiant. We are just to close to Boston!