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Midwest ends Kansas City service

Midwest Airlines announced today that it will discontinue service between Colorado Springs and Kansas City on April 5.
Midwest said its withdrawal from Colorado Springs is because of rising fuel prices and competition with other carriers.
Midwest has provided two daily flights using 50-seat regional jets since July 2007.
The flights […]

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DIA on-time flight ranking drops

Denver International Airport has dropped from its gleaming No. 3 spot for on-time flight arrivals during 2006 to No. 11 during 2007.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics tracked flight arrivals for 32 major airports during November 2006 and November 2007.
During November 2007, 83 percent of DIA flights arrived on time, […]

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Time running out to book holiday travel plans

If you rather have fun in the sun rather than head home for the holiday season, you’d better finalize your travel plans soon.
National polling results released this month indicate that nearly half of travel agency clients had begun booking holiday travel during July or earlier.
All-inclusive resorts packages are the destination of choice this year, according […]

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Tips for saving luggage from being lost

As lost baggage claims skyrocket, a veteran of the airline industry has written a book to reduce the risk of losing luggage at the airport.
Scott Mueller, author of The Empty Carousel: A Consumer’s Guide to Checked and Carry-on Luggage, said his book offers tips to stop what he says is a growing problem.
More than 10,000 […]

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$3 million luxury fixed base operation planned for Springs airport

Million Air is bringing their luxury service to private jets.
The red carpet treatment will soon be available for those flying private aircraft into Colorado Springs.
A Houston-based company owned by Scott Monroe has chosen the city for its newest fixed base operation franchise. The $3 million facility will be located on the west side of the […]

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I-25 closed and airline hell

It all started as a usual day with a trip to DIA to fly to another newspaper for a visit. This trip is to Boise to visit the Idaho Business Review, a sister paper to the CSBJ.
It all started going awry at castle pines parkway. I25 was closed due to a crash involving […]

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