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Live Post: Via FlyAway

Contributed by Fred Camino on June 23rd, 2006 at 5:54 am
Live Post: Via FlyAway

Live Post: Via FlyAway,
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I’m writing from aboard the FlyAway bus to LAX. It’s 5:35 AM on Friday morning. The bus arrived a few minutes later than its scheduled 5:30 AM, but the driver apologized and then inexplicably proceeded to handout surveys instead of getting back on schedule. So now we leave Union Station about 10 minutes later than planned. There are definately more people on boad compared to the last time I took the FlyAway… I counted 17, but the driver referred to one as an ‘employee’ when passing out the surveys. Hopefully this means ridership is steadily growing… there’s still plenty of empty seats on this bus though. A problem I’ve had with the FlyAway and early flights is that the first Red Line train to Union Station from my stop (Hollywood/Western) comes at 4:43 AM which gets me to Union just as the 5:00 AM FlyAway is set to leave, and unfortunately the transfer from the Red Line to the bus plaza upstairs is not instantaneous, so I am forced to wait for the 5:30 AM bus, which gets me to LAX at about 6:00 AM if all goes well. It’s certainly a nice easy ride though, and by far the cheapest option to get to LAX. Before the FlyAway was implemented I would take the trains to LAX: Red Line to Blue Line to Green Line and then transfer to an airport shuttle from Aviation Station… the FlyAway is without a doubt easier and faster than that option. I hope ridership continues to grow, I’d like to see packed buses and an increase in frequency soon after. Go FlyAway!
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There are 5 Responses to “Live Post: Via FlyAway”:

  1. 17!? thats awesome! word must be spreading. what did you tell them in the survey?

    Comment by tykejohnson on June 23rd, 2006 at 12:13 pm »Reply« resta suma

  2. how much is the FlyAway?

    Comment by tony on June 24th, 2006 at 11:59 pm »Reply« resta suma

  3. Hey Tony, the FlyAway cost $3… $6 round trip. Plus whatever costs it takes you to get to Union Station. To me it’s by far the most affordable and effecient option to get to and from LAX… the one way grand total coming to $4.25 (RedLine and FlyAway), whereas a taxi ride would cost me about $60 and a super shuttle would be about $25.

    Comment by FredCamino on June 25th, 2006 at 12:00 pm »Reply« resta suma

  4. plus you don’t have to be the annoying friend that needs a ride to and from the airport.

    Comment by tykejohnson on June 25th, 2006 at 1:13 pm »Reply« resta suma

  5. On my trip back home there was a whoping 23 people on the Union Station FlyAway and we made it to Union in a swift 25 minutes. Very nice.

    Comment by FredCamino on June 26th, 2006 at 9:21 pm »Reply« resta suma