Saturday, December 11, 2004

US Air Express Quits Bay County and All Florida Service US Air Express announced this week that most service in Florida is being discontinued. For Bay County, this means six less departures daily (three to Orlando and three to Tampa). Bay County had 21 airline departures daily when the Feasibility Study to relocate the airport was issued in 2000. With these US Air reductions, we now have TWELVE daily departures, all served by Delta and Northwest. Delta and Northwest operate under code-sharing agreements that provide common route structure and pricing, so effectively Bay County is now part of only one airline route system. Delta Connection's new service to Orlando should benefit from the ex-US Air traffic. Since the traffic forecasts only show FOUR new flights required by 2020, US Air's departure has provided all the airspace "de-confliction" to be gained by relocation. But we have drifted into the world of reality - not to be confused with the world according to the airport board and its consultants/boosters - stay tuned. 12:11:22 PM    comment

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