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JetTrain (airline)

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JetTrain
IATA ICAO Call sign
LF JTN[1] JETTRAIN
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)[2]
Commenced operations
  • 1994;
    30 years ago
     (1994)
    (as AirTrain)
  • October 1, 1995;
    29 years ago
     (1995-10-01)
    (as JetTrain)
Ceased operationsNovember 12, 1996;
28 years ago
 (1996-11-12)
HubsNewark Liberty International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations5

JetTrain was an American low-fare airline that operated for less than a year throughout the 1990s. The airline was initially called AirTrain and was later renamed in 1995.

History

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JetTrain operated a fleet of DC-9 aircraft on flights connecting Pittsburgh, Newark, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida, and eventually expanded to include routes between Boston, Philadelphia, and Nashville.[citation needed]

JetTrain encountered multiple challenges, such as insufficient demand, which made it difficult to attract enough passengers; rising operating costs due to increased jet fuel prices in the 1990s. Which made operating the DC-9s costly and competition from US Airways, whose hubs in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia limited JetTrain's expansion opportunities.[citation needed]

JetTrain DC-9-31 approaching into Newark Liberty International Airport in April 1996

Destinations

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JetTrain served the following destinations throughout its existence:

  • Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Newark (EWR)
  • Orlando (MCO)
  • Boston (BOS)
  • Philadelphia (PHL)
  • Nashville (BNA)

Fleet details

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References

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  1. ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Designator / Code Database Search Result".
  2. ^ "JETTRAIN CORPORATION". OpenCorporates. February 21, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.