Tag Archives: BoltBus

1000+ Flights Canceled For Blizzard

This afternoon major airlines announced the cancellation of over 1000 flights in advance of the arrival of tomorrow’s nor’easter. Already, as of 2:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, more than 1,000 U.S. flights have been canceled for Friday, according to FlightAware. The bulk of that total comes at Northeast airports that are likely to see severe weather. Among those is Newark …

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Bolt Blogging

KJMG, broadcasting live from the DC-bound BoltBus. If you embiggen this photo from last fall, you’ll notice that boarding conveniently takes place outside of Peep World on 33rd Street. I’ve mentioned BoltBus here a few times before, but this is the first time I’ve actually used them. Chased here, I was, by my last seven-hour Amtrak-to-DC debacle. It’s not too …

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Raves For BoltBus

BoltBus, the new mega-cheap bus line operated by Greyhound that I mentioned here last month, earned a rave review from my friend Eddie last night. Eddie reports that for his $5 fare from Philly to NYC, he got a brand new bus with wi-fi service and power outlets at each seat. AND the driver even detoured from her route to …

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