Read on USAToday that Midwest is planning cutbacks at MCI. I think eventually Midwest will be only playing out of Milwaukee and KC flights will only be to Milwaukee.

MCI cuts have been announce awhile back. Now with no new destinations from MCI coming down the pike, Midwest will have to layoff some people at the MCI station.

The cuts USA Today and other media outlets are referring to were announced a few weeks ago. They include the following:

1) Elimination of non-stop flights to FLL, RSW, CMH, and COS. In the case of the first two destinations, loads were actually pretty good but fare levels just weren't cutting it in today's operating environment.

2) Reduced frequency to PIT, SAT, and MCO.

Additionally, seasonal flight additions to SFO and LAX will not return this year.

Earlier this year, Midwest had planned to add flights at MCI, both on mainline and SkyWest regional jets. Industry conditions have deteriorated rapidly in the last few weeks. It just doesn't make sense to be adding new routes right now.

The Business Journal account of possible upcoming changes at Midwest:


http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee...=et68&ana=e_du

I was really looking forward to expansion at MCI... bummer

Wonder if this means they will be a take over target again (since they aren't expanding anymore)

Most airlines are slowing growth dramatically or cutting back on previous expansion altogether given high oil prices and a slowing economy.

Earlier this year, Midwest had planned to increase MCI flights with both mainline and regional jets. It just doesn't make sense to open new routes in today's environment. New routes are almost never profitable at inception.

Midwest won't be a take-over target unless TPG/NWA decide to sell the airline to another party, which I don't see happening anytime soon.

With reduction in service, these are the itineraries that show up in the Midwest booking engine for Sunday travel in December from MCI-FLL:


April 21, 2008

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Return Sat, Dec 20 Sun, Dec 21 Mon, Dec 22
Sat, Dec 27 $926.00 $1017.00 $737.00
Sun, Dec 28 $926.00 $1017.00 $737.00
Mon, Dec 29 $737.00 $828.00 $548.00

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Select Roundtrip Flight: Kansas City, MO to Fort Lauderdale, FL

Price Flight No. Departing Date & Time Arriving Date & Time Meals Stops Aircraft


$1017.00
fare rules YX 56
Kansas City
(MCI) Sun, Dec 21
08:00 PM Los Angeles
(LAX) Sun, Dec 21
09:15 PM Best Care Cuisine 0 717 View seats
YX 976
Los Angeles
(LAX) Sun, Dec 21
11:45 PM Milwaukee
(MKE) Mon, Dec 22
05:35 AM None 0 M80 View seats
YX 850
Milwaukee
(MKE) Mon, Dec 22
07:50 AM Fort Lauderdale
(FLL) Mon, Dec 22
11:50 AM Best Care Cuisine 0 M82 View seats

YX 851
Fort Lauderdale
(FLL) Sun, Dec 28
12:35 PM Milwaukee
(MKE) Sun, Dec 28
02:53 PM Best Care Cuisine 0 M82 View seats
YX 534
Milwaukee
(MKE) Sun, Dec 28
05:30 PM Kansas City
(MCI) Sun, Dec 28
06:55 PM None 0 717 View seats


$1017.00
fare rules YX 56
Kansas City
(MCI) Sun, Dec 21
08:00 PM Los Angeles
(LAX) Sun, Dec 21
09:15 PM Best Care Cuisine 0 717 View seats
YX 976
Los Angeles
(LAX) Sun, Dec 21
11:45 PM Milwaukee
(MKE) Mon, Dec 22
05:35 AM None 0 M80 View seats
YX 850
Milwaukee
(MKE) Mon, Dec 22
07:50 AM Fort Lauderdale
(FLL) Mon, Dec 22
11:50 AM Best Care Cuisine 0 M82 View seats

YX 851
Fort Lauderdale
(FLL) Sun, Dec 28
12:35 PM Milwaukee
(MKE) Sun, Dec 28
02:53 PM Best Care Cuisine 0 M82 View seats
YX 212
Milwaukee
(MKE) Sun, Dec 28
07:45 PM Kansas City
(MCI) Sun, Dec 28
09:05 PM None 0 717 View seats


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It's kind of funny when booking engines will sell you bizzare routing like that. I don't honestly believe they expect people to book that. The other six days of the week there is a normal 45-minute connection in Milwaukee to fly MCI-FLL.