Air Wisconsin Begins US Airways Flights
August 15, 2005
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. has begun operating flights as US Airways Express, the companies said Monday.
The first US Airways Express-AWAC flight was Saturday from Burlington, Vt., to Philadelphia, continuing on to Charleston, S.C.
This initial flight was flown by a Canadair Regional Jet aircraft. In total, Air Wisconsin will operate 16 daily departures as US Airways Express by the end of August.
The initial schedule includes non-stop service between Milwaukee and both Charlotte, N.C., and Philadelphia, plus non-stop Philadelphia-Minneapolis, Minn., service.
In September, the arrangement will expand to include a total of 25 markets with about 88 daily departures, primarily flown to and from Philadelphia.