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Old February 28th 07, 05:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
john smith
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Airline service outside of a hub is poor.
In 1992 I served on the Port Columbus [Ohio/KCMH] Capacity Planning
Committee.
The consultant that was hired was based in Washington DC.
When he arrived for the first meeting, one of his first comments was,
"You have some of the poorest service I have experienced."

Service is so poor, one local company charters an ERJ-145 to fly two
round trips a day on Tuesdays and Thursday to its operations in Des
Moines IA. The flight is almost alway full with employees flying each
way. Prior to the charter, airline service required a full day of travel
each way with routing through Chicago or Minneapolis.