by SouthernRailway
Two questions re: Amtrak's partnership with United Airlines, which apparently allows United passengers to book part of their trips (from Newark Airport) on Amtrak, with a United ticket, and allowing Amtrak Select members access to United lounges:
1. Is this partnership economically beneficial for Amtrak and United? I assume so, but if so:
2. Why doesn't Amtrak expand this partnership to cover other airports (in addition to Newark) that have rail stations? Milwaukee, BWI, Philadelphia (somewhat) and surely other airports are accessible via rail. Is the United partnership exclusive, or does Amtrak not generate enough revenues from it to make Amtrak want to expand it to additional airlines and/or airports?
I don't really care for PHL-LGA flights and would prefer to take Amtrak, but booking flights from PHL, an American hub, usually is much more expensive than from other cities, so I just fly out of LGA.
Thanks.
1. Is this partnership economically beneficial for Amtrak and United? I assume so, but if so:
2. Why doesn't Amtrak expand this partnership to cover other airports (in addition to Newark) that have rail stations? Milwaukee, BWI, Philadelphia (somewhat) and surely other airports are accessible via rail. Is the United partnership exclusive, or does Amtrak not generate enough revenues from it to make Amtrak want to expand it to additional airlines and/or airports?
I don't really care for PHL-LGA flights and would prefer to take Amtrak, but booking flights from PHL, an American hub, usually is much more expensive than from other cities, so I just fly out of LGA.
Thanks.