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Old Mar 26, 2012, 11:29 pm
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Sykes
 
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Originally Posted by azlefty
Last time I recall a new airline trying to enter the market during $107/barrel oil prices, it was out of business in about 6 months.

It was called ExpressJet. I guess it was a commuter/feeder airline back east that had just expanded into CA/AZ under its own label, and had a perfect route for my wife to visit her family in Tucson. Went under before she ever had a chance to take it.
Huh? ExpressJet is still around ... it's a publicly traded company that carries 28 million passengers to 190 destinations annually. They don't operate under their own label anymore, but they do operate a big chunk of the regional flights in the eastern US under Delta Connection and United Express brands.
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