JetAmerica Delays First Flights 31 Days

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- JetAmerica, the nation's newest low fare air carrier service that offers non-stop seats starting at $9 each way announces it is self-imposing a 31-day delay of the launch of its first flights, which were originally scheduled for July 13, 2009 but are now slated to take-off on August 14, 2009. "The delay is not as unusual as it sounds," according to JetAmerica's Vice President of Operations Brian Burling. "Historically many of the world's most successful airlines and charter services have had to delay their launches." The primary reason for the delay is due to unforeseen complications with landing and take-off time slots at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. Burling says, "In February 2009, the Federal Aviation Administration advised us, through an intermediary, that our... [read full story]                    

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