US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - US to reopen CTO in CLT

From WCNC nbc6.com in Charlotte:

http://www.nbc6.com/news/story.cfm?story_pk=892327&image=local_news

US Airways Commits to Reopen Ticketing Office

Charlotte, N.C. -- US Airways President and CEO Rakesh Gangwal told Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory that the airline would reopen a ticketing office in Charlotte. Numerous US Airways ticketing offices were closed across the country after the September 11 terrorist attacks including five offices in Charlotte.

The Ballantyne ticketing office located at 15105-D John Delaney Drive will reopen within 30 days.

“I am pleased with my conversations with Mr. Gangwal’s and his decision to reopen a ticketing office in Charlotte,” stated McCrory. “I am hopeful that we can regain more US Airways jobs, plus many of the other jobs recently lost throughout the Charlotte region.”

Mayor McCrory added, “We will continue to work with US Airways to regain services and jobs lost since September 11. This initial rehire is a positive first step.”

Yeah.. USAirways is trying to soothe some frayed nerves. They reopened the downtown CTO in Pittsburgh too.

Unfortunately, they pick an office at Ballantyne, which is in the southern part of the city - and is a new community featuring an office park and upscale homes (it's just too far away from town for my tastes). Instead, they probably would have been better off (in terms of keeping most business folks and high yield pax happy) keeping the Downtown office open at the Hilton, or say the SouthPark office. I'll admit that I only bothered to use the Downtown office - but otherwise handle most of my travel through the GP number or the website.

The reopenings are just for show anyway.

[This message has been edited by CLTFlyer (edited 10-31-2001).]