What's the deal with US Air.

[Oatmeal]

I was reading some posts below about travel through Amsterdam and a couple of people were talking about avoiding US Air.  Now I know that they may not be the best carrier but I am wondering if there is something that I don't know about this company.

[thesearch]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air., posted by Oatmeal on Aug 15, 2002

lol

[robobond]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air., posted by Oatmeal on Aug 15, 2002

Here's the scoop as of about noon today:

"ARLINGTON, Va., August 15, 2002, 11:58pm -- US Airways announced today that its restructuring plan will not result in pulling service from any of the cities it currently serves, with only one city in its network, Saginaw, Mich., losing service on Sept. 7 as a result of an independent business decision made by Air Midwest, a US Airways Express affiliate carrier that was flying between Pittsburgh and Saginaw.

"We are committed to making this reorganization transparent to our customers, and to get people from point A to point B, in much the same manner as we do today," said B. Ben Baldanza, senior vice president of marketing and planning. "We will maintain our hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and keep our strong levels of service at Boston, New York LaGuardia and Washington Reagan airports. Our strengths include our service to large and small communities in the east, as well as our building presence in the Caribbean and some successful transatlantic operations, so those are assets we want to nurture."

Baldanza said that strong advance booking patterns should continue. "Our passengers should purchase their travel with confidence, knowing that we are continuing normal operations to all of our cities and are committed to providing quality service. While we expect to make further refinements to our schedule, these will be phased in and any customer needing reaccommodation will be personally contacted well in advance by US Airways or their travel agent," he said."

(more info on useair.com)

[Sal]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air., posted by Oatmeal on Aug 15, 2002

They lost a lot of money when Reagan in DC closed. they also lost a lot on the short flights in the northeast. They just spent half a billon in Philly a few years ago and made deals at many other places, Pittsburgh for one. Merger with United fell through. I still don't think you'll have anything to worry about. I'm flying with them to Germany next week. On the bright side...Many of the airlines got rid of the older planes to safe money.

You still won't get a TV behind each seat of there 757s though...

[MarkInTx]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air., posted by Oatmeal on Aug 15, 2002


They went into Chapter 11 last week. Supposedly it is a re-org.

I flew them to Pittsburgh. They went Chap 11 while I was there. My flight home went off without a hitch.

But I don't know if I would want to be halfway across the world and reliant upon them getting me home...

[Apk1]

... in response to They Just declared Bankruptcy (again), posted by MarkInTx on Aug 15, 2002

uS AIR is just the start, I suspect United is about to file also. The airlines took a big hit fiancially when 9/11 hit, some like US AIR had shakey profits to begin with...the American airline industry may be looking for another bailout from us taxpayers soon.

[tfcrew]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air., posted by Oatmeal on Aug 15, 2002

I thought it was run by the CIA. I wouldn't take it

[robobond]

... in response to What's the deal with US Air?, posted by tfcrew on Aug 15, 2002

Sorry, but I think you have US Air confused with Air America, the secret CIA airline, subject of both a Mel Gibson Movie and a recently released book.

[tfcrew]

... in response to Re:  What's the deal with US Air?, posted by robobond on Aug 15, 2002

Actually, the airline I love to hate the most is still American Airlines. The rudest on the planet ...( my experience ).