Air shuttle

An air shuttle is a scheduled airline service that operates a frequent, regular service on short routes with a simplified fare and class structure. Although no exact specifications exist, frequency is normally once per hour or more often and travel time is typically an hour or less, although longer and less frequent services may still be considered shuttles. Network airlines may choose to operate shuttle services as one-class or no-frill services, operating similar to low-cost airlines.

Some shuttle services are established by governments, businesses, or organizations which require a high level of service in an otherwise thin corridor. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey operates an air shuttle to ferry FAA employees to and from Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington, DC four days a week. Ohio University operates its Bobcat Air Shuttle to Washington Dulles International Airport from its Gordon K. Bush Airport.

Certain dense markets may support commercial shuttles. The pioneer service was the Eastern Air Shuttle, which offered no-frills, hourly flights connecting LaGuardia Airport in New York City with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Examples of present-day commercial air shuttle services include