I guess AirTran can go back to PIT and offer some more destinations from there. They had failed pretty bad when they started PIT-MDW/BOS/LGA services as the local customers didn't make the switch. BAHA Fan of AirTran flying my fav. aircraft DC-9 -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Roger James Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 5:21 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: US Airways planning big schedule change US Airways planning big schedule change By Barbara De Lollis, USA TODAY US Airways plans to eliminate about 300 weekday flights by Nov. 2, but will= =20 bulk up its schedule on key business routes this fall. The changes are the first major overhaul since it filed for bankruptcy=20 reorganization last month. US Airways and US Airways Express had nearly=20 3,800 daily flights in August. Most changes involve fewer frequencies and=20 shifts from big jets to smaller planes rather than total elimination of=20 service. The airline says it is retaining flights to 203 communities while= =20 dropping all flights in one =97 Saginaw, Mich. Service in 71 cities will=20 remain unchanged, and 26 cities will have more flight seats available by=20 Nov. 2 than in August. However, the new schedule also eliminates non-stop flights on about 36=20 routes. Some fliers will discover flights they used to catch are no longer= =20 offered; others will have to make new flight connections. Other details: =B7 Charlotte will replace Pittsburgh as US Airways' biggest hub. It= =20 will have 462 weekday flights to Pittsburgh's 414. =B7 Flights will be cut at most of its hubs =97 Charlotte, Pittsburgh,= =20 Philadelphia and Boston Logan =97 but grow 7% at LaGuardia and 1% at Reagan= =20 Washington National. =B7 Routes scheduled to gain flights include New York=20 LaGuardia-Washington Dulles, LaGuardia-Norfolk, Va., and= Detroit-Philadelphia. =B7 Flights on small regional jets will increase 4%, while those on=20 large jets will decrease 13% and fall by 7% on turboprops. Some frequent fliers are dismayed by the flight cuts, especially after US=20 Airways said last week that it will reduce benefits for people flying on=20 non-refundable fares. "Given what they've done with their frequent-flier program in removing the= =20 elite benefits for low-fare-paying passengers, cutting their schedule and=20 their benefits at the same time for Boston travelers has got to be a huge=20 mistake," says Eoin Gill, a Boston-based international banker. "If I had a= =20 choice of carriers, US Airways would be last on my list." Power plant=20 project manager Bill Navey says it's still his best option. He flies often= =20 from Charlotte to Albany, N.Y., and Orlando, and believes he'll still make= =20 speedier connections on US Airways than Delta. The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (MBH) http://maracasbay.com/ (Maracas Bay Hotel) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************