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.

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Eastern Air Shuttle canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airline service ⓘ
brand ⓘ
shuttle airline ⓘ
aircraftUsed Boeing 727 ⓘ
Boeing 757 ⓘ
Douglas DC-9 ⓘ
Lockheed L-188 Electra ⓘ
bookingPolicy first-come, first-served seating ⓘ
competition New York Air Shuttle ⓘ
linked to: New York Air

Pan Am Shuttle ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate late 1980s ⓘ
founder Eastern Air Lines ⓘ
hubAirport Boston Logan International Airport ⓘ
New York LaGuardia Airport ⓘ
linked to: LaGuardia Airport

Washington National Airport ⓘ
linked to: National Airport
inception 1961 ⓘ
industry aviation ⓘ
mainRoute Boston–Washington, D.C. ⓘ
New York–Boston ⓘ
New York–Washington, D.C. ⓘ
marketSegment business travelers ⓘ
notableFeature guaranteed seat policy ⓘ
high-frequency hourly departures ⓘ
no advance reservations required ⓘ
notableFor pioneering the U.S. shuttle airline concept ⓘ
operatedBy Eastern Air Lines ⓘ
operatedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
operatingPattern point-to-point service ⓘ
operationalStatus defunct ⓘ
parentCompany Eastern Air Lines ⓘ
primaryCitiesServed Boston ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
regionServed East Coast of the United States ⓘ
U.S. Northeast ⓘ
serviceModel hourly flights ⓘ
walk-up service ⓘ
serviceType high-frequency shuttle service ⓘ
no-reservations service ⓘ
startDate 1961 ⓘ
successor Trump Shuttle ⓘ
USAir Shuttle ⓘ
transportType air transportation ⓘ

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Eastern Air Lines → notableService → Eastern Air Shuttle ⓘ