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AirTran Promises Milwaukee Growth
Tom Murray
MILWAUKEE - Doug Hellebuyck prefers flying AirTran during monthly roundtrips between Atlanta and Milwaukee.
“The rates from AirTran are a lot cheaper,” Hellebuyck told TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. “There’s more flights in and out, especially when I’m going to Atlanta.”
AirTran hopes to swing more public opinion in its favor when it reveals details of its takeover plan to the media. AirTran president Joe Leonard will address the Milwaukee Rotary Club Tuesday. The presentation is closed to the public, but it is open to reporters and cameras.
Leonard and top executives met behind closed doors with Midwest Airlines board members Monday. Midwest offered that meeting when AirTran-backed appointees won three seats on Midwest’s board of directors at a shareholders meeting last month.
Jeff Greene, a spokesperson for AirTran, revealed some details of that closed-door presentation to TODAY’S TMJ4. He said AirTran promises the following if it succeeds in acquiring Midwest:
- Maintain a flight schedule similar to the one Midwest flies to current destinations.
- Continue service on regional jets and turboprops offered under the brand Midwest Connect.
- Grow jobs and operations at the Milwaukee hub.
Loyal Midwest customers said that’s not enough to win them over. Losing Signature Service worries frequent fliers like Mark Zwicker. “You never know what they would change to run it their way,” Zwicker said after checking in for his Midwest flight. “Midwest has the best care in the air.”
Greene said AirTran’s presentation at the Rotary Club will be a condensed version of what was presented to the Midwest board Tuesday.
Greene said Monday’s meeting lasted approximately two hours, and Midwest board members asked “interesting” questions. He would not elaborate on the nature of those questions.
AirTran Promises Milwaukee Growth
Tom Murray
MILWAUKEE - Doug Hellebuyck prefers flying AirTran during monthly roundtrips between Atlanta and Milwaukee.
“The rates from AirTran are a lot cheaper,” Hellebuyck told TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. “There’s more flights in and out, especially when I’m going to Atlanta.”
AirTran hopes to swing more public opinion in its favor when it reveals details of its takeover plan to the media. AirTran president Joe Leonard will address the Milwaukee Rotary Club Tuesday. The presentation is closed to the public, but it is open to reporters and cameras.
Leonard and top executives met behind closed doors with Midwest Airlines board members Monday. Midwest offered that meeting when AirTran-backed appointees won three seats on Midwest’s board of directors at a shareholders meeting last month.
Jeff Greene, a spokesperson for AirTran, revealed some details of that closed-door presentation to TODAY’S TMJ4. He said AirTran promises the following if it succeeds in acquiring Midwest:
- Maintain a flight schedule similar to the one Midwest flies to current destinations.
- Continue service on regional jets and turboprops offered under the brand Midwest Connect.
- Grow jobs and operations at the Milwaukee hub.
Loyal Midwest customers said that’s not enough to win them over. Losing Signature Service worries frequent fliers like Mark Zwicker. “You never know what they would change to run it their way,” Zwicker said after checking in for his Midwest flight. “Midwest has the best care in the air.”
Greene said AirTran’s presentation at the Rotary Club will be a condensed version of what was presented to the Midwest board Tuesday.
Greene said Monday’s meeting lasted approximately two hours, and Midwest board members asked “interesting” questions. He would not elaborate on the nature of those questions.
