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Wednesday, March 06, 2002

American Connection to Discontinue Sioux City Service April 1st

SIOUX CITY, IA - Glenn Januska, Director of the Sioux Gateway Airport announced today the discontinuance of service by American Connection effective April 1st. “Chautauqua Airlines, operating first as Trans World Express and then as American Connection has been providing good service to our community, and we’re obviously disappointed that service is going to be discontinued,” said Mr. Januska. “Prior to September 11th, Chautauqua was reporting an 88% increase in passengers over the same period in 2000.” American Airlines has a scope clause in their pilot’s contract that limits how many available seats can be flown on their regional partners. After September 11th, with American reducing their mainline service and placing more regional aircraft in their mainline markets, that reduced the number of seats which could be flown in communities like Sioux City. Passengers who have booked travel on American Connection/American Airlines after April 1st should call the airline or their travel agent from whom they purchased their ticket.


Wednesday, March 06, 2002 American Connection to Discontinue Sioux City Service April 1st SIOUX CITY, IA - Glenn Januska, Director of the Sioux Gateway Airport announced today the discontinuance of service by American Connection effective April 1st. “Chautauqua Airlines, operating first as Trans World Express and then as American Connection has been providing good service to our community, and we’re obviously disappointed that service is going to be discontinued,” said Mr. Januska. “Prior to September 11th, Chautauqua was reporting an 88% increase in passengers over the same period in 2000.” American Airlines has a scope clause in their pilot’s contract that limits how many available seats can be flown on their regional partners. After September 11th, with American reducing their mainline service and placing more regional aircraft in their mainline markets, that reduced the number of seats which could be flown in communities like Sioux City. Passengers who have booked travel on American Connection/American Airlines after April 1st should call the airline or their travel agent from whom they purchased their ticket.		« Current Press « July 2007 « November 2006 « October 2006 « June 2006 « May 2006 « April 2006 « March 2006 « February 2006 « January 2006 « December 2005 « November 2005 « October 2005 « September 2005 « August 2005 « July 2005 « June 2005 « May 2005 « August 2004 « July 2004 « June 2004 « May 2004 « October 2003 « August 2003 « July 2003 « December 2002 « November 2002 « October 2002 « July 2002 « March 2002 « January 2002 « December 2001 « November 2001 « October 2001 « September 2001 « August 2001 « July 2001 « June 2001 « May 2001 « April 2001 « March 2001 « February 2001 « RSS 1.0 « RSS 2.0 « RSS Atom FlightView^® Map
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