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Thursday, December 19, 2002 (AP)
Midway to resume flying by Jan. 1
(12-19) 22:57 PST RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --
Midway Airlines will be back in the air Jan. 1. as a feeder airline for US
Airways Express, under an agreement reached in federal bankruptcy court
Thursday.
The Morrisville, N.C.-based carrier, which has been grounded since July
17, will resume operations with flights from Raleigh-Durham International
airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Midway plans to have up to 18 jets in the air under the banner of US
Airways Express by the end of the second quarter of 2003.
Bankrupt US Airways will sell tickets on flights operated by Midway and
will provide reservation, ground support and other services for the
regional jet service.
US Airways will pay Midway for two years of service up front, then begin
monthly payments for the remainder of the 10-year service agreement.
Details of US Airways' payments to Midway were deleted from the bankruptcy
filings.
Midway, which filed for bankruptcy, signed on with US Airways in July as
its last chance for survival and subsequently suspended flight operations.
At that time, Midway laid off most of its remaining staff, which was down
to several hundred from 2,500 last summer.
In July, officials said some pilots, flight attendants and mechanics would
be called back to work when the airline resumes flights.
Midway to resume flying by Jan. 1
(12-19) 22:57 PST RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --
Midway Airlines will be back in the air Jan. 1. as a feeder airline for US
Airways Express, under an agreement reached in federal bankruptcy court
Thursday.
The Morrisville, N.C.-based carrier, which has been grounded since July
17, will resume operations with flights from Raleigh-Durham International
airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Midway plans to have up to 18 jets in the air under the banner of US
Airways Express by the end of the second quarter of 2003.
Bankrupt US Airways will sell tickets on flights operated by Midway and
will provide reservation, ground support and other services for the
regional jet service.
US Airways will pay Midway for two years of service up front, then begin
monthly payments for the remainder of the 10-year service agreement.
Details of US Airways' payments to Midway were deleted from the bankruptcy
filings.
Midway, which filed for bankruptcy, signed on with US Airways in July as
its last chance for survival and subsequently suspended flight operations.
At that time, Midway laid off most of its remaining staff, which was down
to several hundred from 2,500 last summer.
In July, officials said some pilots, flight attendants and mechanics would
be called back to work when the airline resumes flights.
