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Comparing this to SFO, it's not even close. Looking at the departures from SFO to NYC area and only counting unique departure times to account for sharing, there are 49 direct flights to NYC alone Unless you're seriously trying to compare the flight options at SFO to SAN. |
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As you said, comparing the number of flights is not reasonable. Beyond this, what specific airlines actually service destinations matter greatly. For example, the difference in experience between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is just as vast. If San Diego were to ever make a pitch, I hope they would not be so bold to point out the items that are 'adequate' as you have. So I stand by my point. I would love for some of these companies to relocate to the area but in evaluating that they are going to look at multiple factors, including SAN. |
^ The level of service has been determined "adequate" by market conditions, not me. Sorry bud.
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^ Oooh la la. I hear there is also subterranean parking.
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And the improvements at SAN are all fine, but they are all non-runway improvements. They are making it easier to park and easier to wait with nicer restaurants, but no new runway space hence no expanded international routes. As far a Miami and SD in relation to Latin America - look at a map. SD is much further geographically from Latin America than Miami is. South and Central America skew east and are much closer to Miami than to SD. I do agree with you about Asia. SD is in a prime Pacific location and we could be doing a lot more to try and attract some of that from la and sf. |
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As someone who has never flown internationally, this sounds extremely frustrating and inefficient! So you're saying if somebody took a flight from Vancouver to LA, and then LA to SD, they'd have to go get their checked bags and then recheck them???? |
The "we need a new airport" line is probably only second to "we need to raise the height limit downtown."
SAN isn't great, and it reflects our city. It's adequate, quaint, and meh. If San Diego had serious aspirations in international business and trade, we would have moved that needle 50 years ago. It's too late now. We can't build anything big like that in California anymore. There are too many interests (NIMBYS), too many regulations, and not enough political capital to move forward with anything other than SAN. Our best hope is for greater utilization of Tijuana's airport. It's already capable of handling larger aircraft, we just need to start using it. |
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Finally an SD Urban update: 8-9 floors on Polk and Park Blvd. the lot by Sprouts I keep asking about! Hell yes! Then height at Park and El Cajon Blvd. (Lusti Motors lot) this is huge for that corridor. Then what the heck is up on I-15 from Adams to University they are putting in a bus lane??? I noticed they are tearing out the freeway bushes right now.
Spoke with Dan McSwain of UT San Diego today and he said Qualcomm and developers are complaining like crazy about the city's development services department saying City of SD is incredibly difficult to deal with and they are fed up big time. Any news of Qualcomms midrises that were supposed to be built on Sorrento Mesa, are they still a go? --- Article says SD is third most suburban large city in US behind San Antonio and Phoenix... Uh Charlotte, Nashville, Austin, Tampa, Indianapolis, and Orlando are all 2 million plus metro areas that are far less urban than SD. I think our numbers get skewed because of military bases, canyons, Mission Trails, Regional park, Mission Bay, etc. Is SD suburban yes of course but not 3rd most in US by a long shot. |
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Maybe there is some agreement with Canada that eliminates this, I have no idea I've never flown into the U.S. from Canada before. But flights from Europe and Asia require clearing customs at the 1st port of entry which means you must collect your baggage then re-deposit it to an airline counter for the domestic leg of the flight. |
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You're absolutely right on this. Have spent considerable time in both San Diego and Charlotte and while they are very different cities, San Diego is much more urban. In San Diego, you have these lovely pockets of urban areas all over the city. To an outsider, it feels disjointed because there is not a lot of connections between each (due to the canyons) but this actually is what makes it special. Each of these pockets have their own personality and community. In Charlotte, the city is pretty much on a radial grid and while everything is connected, outside of just a few pockets, it's all the same. Just another strip mall or two, made of brick of course, and maybe a single historic building. The reason why Charlotte may be considered more urban is it has a single core, whereas SD has multiple, and in this core they are building much greater density. That said, a regions urbanism should be judged by the weakest link not the strongest. |
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