Kansas City- Columbus will be one of the first cities in Midwest Airlines’ (MEH) network to upgrade to 50-seat regional jets as part of its new contract with SkyWest (SKYW). The market is currently served with 32-seat equipment. It also announced upgauging and increased frequencies in six business markets. Other upgrades include:
--Milwaukee-Flint -- Two of four weekday flights upgraded from 19-seat turboprop aircraft to 32-seat regional jets and the addition of Saturday service.
Effective May 1:
--Kansas City-Columbus -- Launch of new service on 50-seat regional jets. The new service -- twice daily on weekdays and once daily on Saturday and Sunday -- will be the only nonstop service in the market.
--Milwaukee-Dayton -- Addition of a third daily roundtrip on a 32-seat regional jet.
--Milwaukee-Duluth/Superior -- Addition of a third daily roundtrip on a 32-seat regional jet.
--Milwaukee-Louisville -- All service upgraded from 19-seat turboprop aircraft to 32-seat regional jets.
--Milwaukee-Pittsburgh -- Three of four daily flights upgraded from 32-seat regional jets to 50-seat regional jets.
SkyWest will operate at least 15 and up to 25 50-seat Bombardier (BBD) regional jets painted in Midwest Connect livery. The first five 50-seat regional jets will enter service in April and May. Midwest Airlines' wholly owned subsidiary, Skyway Airlines, will continue to operate its fleet of Fairchild 32-seat 328JET regional jets and 19-seat Beech 1900 aircraft. Related Article