Brightline spokesperson speaks on expansion, travel deals

WILL REOPEN AT 5 A.M. AND WE ARE COMING UP ON JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS SINCE BRIGHTLINE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN ORLANDO. AND WE WANTED TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING. JOINING ME NOW IN STUDIO IS KATIE MITZNER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR BRIGHTLINE. KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN. MY PLEASURE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF HYPE AROUND BRIGHTLINE COMING TO OUR AREA. HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN GOING? WHAT’S RIDERSHIP BEEN LIKE? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE JUST HAD SUCH AN AMAZING TIME THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OPENING HERE TO ORLANDO BACK ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, AND RIDERSHIP IS DOING FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF OUR TRAVELERS ARE FROM FLORIDA. THE OTHER THIRD ARE DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS. AND WE’VE HAD FOLKS FROM MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES TRAVELING TO AND FROM FROM SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA IN JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THAT’S FASCINATING THAT YOU CAN TRACK ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. RIGHT. ARE YOU GUYS EXPECTING RIDERSHIP TO INCREASE FROM THE FIRST MONTH TO THE SECOND MONTH? SO WE’RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR IT. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR BIG THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY COMING UP AS WE’RE ALL TALKING ABOUT. AND WE’RE EXPECTING TRAVEL TO BE VERY, VERY BUSY IN LOOKING AT OUR TRAINS ALREADY. AND THIS IS A WEEK OUT. WE’RE ALREADY SEEING THAT THEY ARE FILLING UP. SO WE’RE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO GO ONLINE TO OUR WEBSITE, GO BRIGHTLINE DOT COM. CHECK OUT ALL THE DEALS WE HAVE. WE HAVE SOME BRIGHT FRIDAY DEALS, 59 BUCKS FOR ADULTS, 29 FOR KIDS. WE HAVE A STUDENT DISCOUNT FOR 25%. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO ONLINE. CHECK OUT THE DIFFERENT TIMES WE HAVE HOURLY TRAINS THAT ARE RUNNING AND BOOK YOUR TRAVEL BOOK IT NOW AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIND SOME DEALS SO THAT YOU CAN BOOK YOUR TRAVEL BEFORE CYBER MONDAY. BUT ALL THE WAY INTO FEBRUARY. OH, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT CHRISTMAS? SO FOR CHRISTMAS, TOO, YOU CAN BOOK IT NOW. EXACTLY. SO REALLY, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO GO ONLINE AND SEE WHEN IT WORKS FOR YOU, BECAUSE WE HAVE TRAINS THAT ARE RUNNING EVERY HOUR. WE HAVE 15 DEPARTURES OUT OF ORLANDO, 15 DEPARTURES OUT OF MIAMI. SO THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES. AND YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU, YOUR SCHEDULE, YOUR FAMILY AS A DOG MOM HERE. CAN I BRING MY PETS WITH ME ON THE TRAIN? YOU CAN IF THEY CAN FIT IN A CARRIER. OKAY. YEAH. KIND OF LIKE AN AIRPLANE. EXACTLY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AND ON THAT NOTE, WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE LOCATED AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SO SOME TIPS, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO PARK, YOU NEED TO GIVE SOME EXTRA TIME. SO WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO USE RIDESHARE OR BE DROPPED OFF. YOU CAN ACTUALLY BOOK YOUR UBER TICKET RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU BOOK A BRIGHTLINE TICKET IN THE SAME APP. SO WE HAVE THAT COVERED FOR YOU. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO JUST REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN BE DROPPED OFF, IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER, ESPECIALLY WITH HOW BUSY WE EXPECT EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE. OKAY. ONE LAST QUESTION HERE. EXPAND JASON TO TAMPA OR OTHER OTHER PLACES IN FLORIDA. HOW IS THAT LOOKING? WHERE ARE WE IN THAT PROCESS? WELL, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE’VE OPENED TO ORLANDO, TAMPA IS THE LOGICAL NEXT STEP. SO WE’RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND WE’RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMING MONTHS AHEAD. SO VERY EXCITING TIMES. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ENCOURAGE, IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY HAD A CHANCE TO CLIMB ON BOARD, THIS IS YOUR CAR FREE CARE, FREE EXPERIENCE. OKAY. THAT’S YOUR SALES P

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ORLANDO, Fla. —

We’re coming up on two months since Brightline officially launched in Orlando, and we wanted to see how things have been going.

Katie Mitzner, the director of public affairs for Brightline, spoke with WESH 2 Tuesday night.

Watch the full interview above.

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