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daily nebraskan
Wednesday, September 9, 1981
Air Illinois cuts, others resume Lincoln flights
By Tricia Waters
For some airlines serving Lincoln, flights are running
nearly as well as they did before the air traffic controllers
strike in August.
However, other airlines are cutting flights and laying
off workers, locally and nationwide.
Many airlines slashed flights to major U.S. airports be
cause of Federal Aviation Administration regulations
limiting the amount of air traffic the busy airports could
handle during the air strike.
Other airlines have experienced substantial drops in
passenger numbers and face skyrocketing fuel costs.
Therefore, they have cut flights for economic reasons.
Air Illinois indefinitely suspended all services to
Lincoln, effective Tuesday. The airline had offered two
daily round trips to St. Louis.
Jane Small, Air Illinois city manager, said she laid off
four workers in the customer service department. The
workers were placed on furlough and could be rehired
later, she said.
Air Illinois President Roger Street said earlier the
carrier hasn't deleted plans for future service to Lincoln.
The airline is retaining its counter space ai Lincoln
Municipal Airport.
Jack Radican, United Airlines city rnanager, said about
2,100 United workers will be laid off nationwide, prob
ably by the end of this week. About 800 flight attendants
and 1,300 ground personnel will get furloughs, he said.
Some of the workers will fill vacancies elsewhere, Radican
said.
After the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Union
began its strike, United reduced its two daily round trips
from Lincoln to Denver to one trip. United's three daily
Chicago round trips were decreased to one trip.
Radican said the cutbacks might continue until April,
or they might end in October. The number of flights de
pends on the FAA schedule that airports must follow, he
said.
Continental Airlines will return to its normal schedule
of two daily flights to Denver Oct. 1, Continental city
manager Nila Spencer said. The airline cut one flight on
Aug. 4 because of the PATCO strike and increased flight
costs, Spencer said.
"We anticipate that once the schedule is posted on a
permanent basis, it'll be easier for people to see that
fliohte ar running normally.' she said.
Airlines have h3d trouble with the media's emphasis on
dangers that PATCO reports, Spencer said. Some regular
customers have been deterred from flying, she said.
Air Midwest is another airline returning to normal
operations. The airline cut one of its four daily flights
to Kansas City last month because of high fuel costs and
a decrease in passengers, city manager Dennis Bowers
said.
. "It seems like boardings are approaching the pre-strike
level," he said. The airline normally boards about 800
people a month in Lincoln, he added.
"We look for things to pick up, especially since Air
Illinois decreased their services and Continental is down,"
Bowers said.
Lincoln's Frontier service escaped flight reductions and
city manager Jonnie Jones said the company doesn't fore
see any. Frontier offers nine daily round trips to Denver
and St. Louis.
Although services have decreased, the city managers
said they have plenty of available seats on flights out of
Lincoln.
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