Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines today announced its flight schedule for September 8 and beyond. The schedule retains service to 32 cities, including both coasts. It also includes an expansion of Midwest's codeshare agreement with Northwest Airlines, adding more than 100 new city pairs to the program.
"We will remain true to our mission of serving major business destinations with more nonstop flights from Milwaukee than any other airline," said Timothy E. Hoeksema, chairman and chief executive officer. "From Kansas City, we will continue to serve as an important resource for the business community, with flights to key East and West Coast cities. While there will be adjustments to frequency in some of these markets, we will continue to offer convenient service and the unparalleled customer service our passengers expect from us."
Midwest Airlines will eliminate service to three airports: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Ft. Myers, Fla., and San Diego. Additionally, service to two West Coast destinations -- Los Angeles and Seattle/Tacoma -- will now be offered via Kansas City year-round, in the same way the airline currently offers service to San Francisco. Service on the Milwaukee-Los Angeles and Milwaukee-Seattle/Tacoma routes will be one-stop in both directions, requiring no change of aircraft for passengers.
Service to Orlando will now be offered seasonally during peak travel months. This season, nonstop Milwaukee-Orlando service will commence Oct. 21, 2008 and end April 30, 2009. As Midwest transitions to seasonal Orlando service, it will suspend service to that city from Sept. 8 through Oct. 20. Nonstop service between Kansas City and Orlando will be discontinued, but Kansas City-Orlando service will continue to be available via Milwaukee.
The airline will also discontinue service to eight airports currently served by its Midwest Connect regional jet service: Baltimore, Hartford, Conn., Louisville, Ky., Muskegon, Mich., Raleigh/Durham, N.C., St. Louis, San Antonio, and Wausau/Stevens Point, Wis. Additionally, it will discontinue its nonstop Kansas City-Madison, Wis. route, but will continue to offer the service via Milwaukee.
The new schedule, which is posted at http://www.midwestairlines.com/, also includes frequency and timing adjustments on various routes. To view a map of Midwest's post-September 8 routes, visit http://www.midwestairlines.com/RouteMap090808.
The schedule is a major component of Midwest's overall restructuring plan, necessitated by record fuel prices and the company's previously announced decision to ground its MD-80 fleet.
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