MORE AIRLINES TO CUT SERVICE IN S. FLORIDA

airportbusiness.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Jaclyn Giovis Staff WriterSun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Midwest Airlines will bow out of South Florida next month, becoming the latest airline to cut service to the region amid record fuel costs. And low-cost carrier Allegiant Air quietly announced late Friday plans to trim service between Fort Lauderdale and Allentown, Pa., Chattanooga, Tenn., Greensboro, N.C., Huntington, W. Va.and Tri-Cities, Tenn. All of those routes will be shut by Sept. 6, though flight schedules up to that date vary, said Tyri Squyres, spokeswoman for Allegiant. The reason is "pretty simple," the spokeswoman said. "Fuel costs." Midwest, which offers one daily, nonstop flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Milwaukee, said its last day of service on that route will be Aug. 2. Customers with existing reservations will... [read full story]                    

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