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| CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT LAYS OFF WORKERS |
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WENGNews writes, "TWENTY-THREE PEOPLE WERE TOLD MONDAY MORNING THAT THEIR SERVICES WERE NO LONGER NEEDED AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AS A RESULT OF SKYBUS GROUNDING ALL FLIGHTS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO WORK THE AIR SHOW THRU THE WEEKEND. THE SEARCH IS ON FOR ANOTHER AIRLINE TO REPLACE SKYBUS AT THE AIRPORT, BUT MANY BELIEVE IT WILL BE THE FALL BEFORE ANYONE EVEN CONSIDERS IT, AND WITH FUEL PRICES SOARING AND A RECESSION LOOMING, SOME BELIEVE IT COULD BE MORE LIKE YEARS BEFORE ANOTHER CARRIER IS SECURED. AIRPORT DIRECTOR GARY QUILL SAYS THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRPORT WILL BE READY FOR WHOEVER DECIDES TO USE IT, AND THEY NOW HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD, AS MORE THAN 40,000 PASSANGERS USED THE AIRPORT IN MARCH ALONE. SKYBUS OFFICIALLY FILED FOR BANKRUPCY PROTECTION ON MONDAY, AND A SECOND CARRIER, US AIRWAYS, IS OFFERING STRANDED PASSANGERS A $50 STANDBY RATE UNTIL SUNDAY. JET BLUE AIRLINES ANNOUNCED SATURDAY IT TOO WAS OFFERING THE DISCOUNTED RATE. "
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Posted on Apr 08, 2008 04:57am.
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