--- In BATN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "10/19 SF Examiner" <batn@xxxx> wrote: Published Tuesday, October 19, 2004, in the San Francisco Examiner US Airways to slash flights out of SFO New plan takes effect in 2005. By Mary F. Albert S.F. AIRPORT -- In an effort to pull itself out of bankruptcy, US Airways announced Monday that it would overhaul its flight schedule beginning Feb. 6, 2005. In doing so, the airline will cut three of its daily nonstop flights from San Francisco International Airport to East Coast destinations, said airline spokeswoman Amy Kudwa. The airline currently offers 11 daily nonstop flights to Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In February, that number will decrease to eight, Kudwa said. Nationwide, the airline's "Transformation Plan" calls for increasing flights out of its Philadelphia and Charlotte hubs, as well as adding new nonstop service from Ronald Reagan Washington National to six key business destinations, including Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago. US Airways Senior Vice President of Marketing and Planning B. Ben Baldanza said in a prepared statement that overall, "Improved aircraft utilization and changes to hub operations will allow us to operate approximately 230 more daily flights, the equivalent of adding 27 mainline airplanes and 15 regional jets to our fleet at today's utilization levels, without acquiring additional aircraft." The airline's announcement to restructure flight schedules comes days after a bankruptcy judge approved temporary salary cuts to unionized employees. On Oct. 15, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Mitchell approved a 21 percent cut. --- End forwarded message ---