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Business travelers in a hurry love to avoid the gantlet of security lines and crowded gates. A new airline promises to skip airports all together.
Tailwind Air Service plans to begin daily flights next month from Manhattan’s East 23rd Street Skyport Marina to Boston and Washington, D.C. The nine-seat Cessnaseaplanes take off and land in the relatively depopulated water. The company describes itself as the first commercial seaplane carrier to serve the three business destinations.
The new airline is hoping to grab a tiny piece of the 3,000 daily business travelers who fly among those cities. Delta (DAL) and US Airways (AAL) have current hourly nonstops from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Amtrak also offers its high-speed Acela business-class service from Manhattan to Boston and Washington’s Union Station. None make a splash on landing.
Quelle http://www.businessweek.com/ar…ss-travelers-on-the-water