Midwest Connect, Delta drop flights from Columbus; Skybus was factor, they say

Midwest Connect, Delta drop flights from Columbus; Skybus was factor, they say
The Columbus Dispatch
Monday, February 18, 2008
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE

Two airlines have trimmed service at Port Columbus, and both say Skybus Airlines played a role in their decisions.

Midwest Connect will discontinue its twice-daily flight to Kansas City on April 6, while Delta Air Lines is set to end nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale on March 31. Both cities are served by local startup Skybus, which will be the only airline flying those routes nonstop after early April.

Kansas City and Fort Lauderdale were the only airports with head-to-head nonstop competition between Skybus and another airline. In serving other markets, Skybus tends to fly to secondary airports where they don’t compete directly with major airlines.

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