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Originally Posted by arbeiter
Can anyone explain to me why a shuttle from Ellington Field to IAH was ever successful? Traffic has never been bad enough that an hour or 2 hour drive (at the very, very worst) would not be better than a flight.
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While they had service, I lived next to Ellington. Lots of people live down that way. Saves a 50 mile drive to IAH each way, parking was free, and it was easy to check-in. I loved it. Many people I knew that lived /worked down that way used the facility. Imagine being able to jump on a plane w/o struggling thru traffic, and there was no extra charge for the service, plus CO gave you 500 miles for using it. AND, you got a nice ariel tour of Houston. Handling bags was a breeze, other wise, once you're up at IAH, you jump on a shuttle 5 miles from your gate, and drag luggage the whole way. Get to Ellington, drop and forget your luggage.