Brevard's new airline is delayed

BY WAYNE T. PRICE • FLORIDA TODAY • July 2, 2009 JetAmerica, the low-cost air carrier scheduled to begin flights out of Melbourne International Airport on July 14, is delaying its takeoff by at least a month. The Toledo, Ohio-based start-up was to begin flights from smaller airports in Melbourne, South Bend, Ind., Minneapolis, Minn., and elsewhere this month, but in e-mails sent Thursday to ticket holders, it blamed a “policy clarification” at Newark International Airport on the delay. More than 6,000 round-trip tickets for flights from Melbourne were purchased in the first week of sales last month, including about 4,000 to Newark. Among the buyers were Brevard residents Brad and Trish Randall, who were planning a five-day trip to New York City later this month. The couple was lucky enough to score the special $9 fares... [read full story]                    

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