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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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