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Originally Posted by Crawford
That would be completely impossible. There are seven terminals, so you could never have a nonstop. There are very few cities with a single terminal allowing for nonstop service to a city center.
And it would be a ridiculous waste of money, given the much more pressing regional transit needs.
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I disagree. The change at Jamaica thing is a bit half-assed. Fine, it works, but it's slow and takes nearly 50 mins to the city using the two train approach.
It needed to be one-seat-ride to the Airport to attract enough pax and take cars off that congested highway. I said Non-Stop to the airport. Look at Heathrow. It's 15 mins to the airport with stops at different terminals. Not every terminal needs a stop. Walkways link up terminal 2 and 3 to one station. JFK could use that kind of approach and it could be run privately. Companies would love to make a fortune on those who want a direct link to Manhattan from the busiest airport in the city.
There is still hope for a one-seat-ride JFK express someday, most likely using a hybrid train that would SLASH times and increase the attractiveness of the system to more and more people. That lies with leaders of the region and weather they want to emulate NY's peer cities overseas or stay with second-rate mickey-mouse, yet cheaper, solutions.