Midwest Death Watch: Capacity Cuts Made Official

When Midwest Airlines announced in June that it would ground a dozen planes, the carrier didn’t say how the move would affect service. Now Midwest has it sorted out–and it’s not looking good, despite the airline’s spin that the new schedule “retains service to 32 cities.”

Beginning September 8, Midwest will no longer fly to Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers or San Diego. As for service to LA and Seattle, that’ll now be via Kansas City. (That move, at least, was expected now that the carrier’s MD-80s are no longer in the mix.)

Jaunted