Eastern Air Shuttle
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Eastern Air Shuttle was a high-frequency, no-reservations shuttle airline service in the U.S. Northeast, best known for its hourly flights between major East Coast cities like New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline service
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brand ⓘ shuttle airline ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Boeing 727
NERFINISHED
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Boeing 757 NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed L-188 Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookingPolicy | first-come, first-served seating ⓘ |
| competition |
New York Air Shuttle
NERFINISHED
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Pan Am Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | late 1980s ⓘ |
| founder | Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hubAirport |
Boston Logan International Airport
NERFINISHED
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New York LaGuardia Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington National Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| industry | aviation ⓘ |
| mainRoute |
Boston–Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
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New York–Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ New York–Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | business travelers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
guaranteed seat policy
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high-frequency hourly departures ⓘ no advance reservations required ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering the U.S. shuttle airline concept ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInDecade |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| operatingPattern | point-to-point service ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCitiesServed |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Coast of the United States
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U.S. Northeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceModel |
hourly flights
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walk-up service ⓘ |
| serviceType |
high-frequency shuttle service
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no-reservations service ⓘ |
| startDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| successor |
Trump Shuttle
NERFINISHED
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USAir Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportType | air transportation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.