=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2004/09/12/f= inancial2037EDT0028.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, September 12, 2004 (AP) Second bankruptcy gives US Airways passengers an unclear travel future DAN NEPHIN, Associated Press Writer (09-12) 18:13 PDT IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) -- Travelers at US Airways' hub airports on Sunday wondered whether they'll have to find a new carrier as the company returned to bankruptcy court, renewing doubts about the airline's future. "I would be very hard-pressed to book (US Airways) right now, till things stabilize. I can't afford to be canceled," said Larry Landtiser, a vice president for an electronics manufacturer from the Pittsburgh suburb of St. Clairsville. Landtiser, who was heading to Las Vegas on Sunday with his wife, said he travels to California 12 to 15 times a year and worries that key nonstops from Pittsburgh to the West might be lost. The Arlington, Va.-based carrier has hubs in Charlotte, N.C., and Philadelphia. Before Sunday's bankruptcy filing, it had been reducing service at Pittsburgh International Airport. Some passengers expressed concern about US Airways Group Inc.'s latest bankruptcy filing, even though the airline said it would continue operating its normal schedule. Others said they were confident the matter would work out for the best. "It was convenient, but others will be here if US Airways goes away," sa= id Massimo DiRusso as he waited at a ticket desk Sunday evening at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Jack Elmore said he flies two or three times a month, almost exclusively on US Airways, and wasn't sure what Sunday's bankruptcy filing will mean for his travel. "It's hard to follow, but the impression is, it's more serious this time= ," said Elmore, of Wexford, Pa. Peter Windeit said he regularly flies to other U.S. cities and to Europe on business for Dy-Pack, a German packing materials company with U.S. headquarters in Charlotte. He said his company might be forced to relocate if the US Airways hub is dismantled. "I would not be very happy if they closed down," Windeit said. "I hope they get the money to get out of this." Kelly Scott, a Kansas City-based sales trainer for the cosmetics firm L'Oreal, said she flies weekly but wasn't concerned about the bankruptcy filing. "It's not the first time they've done it, so I'm not afraid," Scott said. AP Business Writer Paul Nowell in Charlotte, N.C. contributed to this story. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 AP