Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Flights to be cut at Pittsburgh International Airport

Flights will be drastically cut at Pittsburgh International Airport starting in September.

The Findlay airport typically loses flights after the summer travel season but this year's cuts will be more severe than before, said JoAnn Jenny, an Allegheny County Airport Authority spokeswoman.

"It's pretty severe," she said. "It's happening across the board. It's not like Cleveland is thriving and Pittsburgh's suffering."

Once the cuts hit, there will be no direct service to Harrisburg, she said.


No other cities will be eliminated but the frequency of flights will be cut back, she said. The cuts will be made by all airlines serving Pittsburgh International.

"It's terrible," she said. "What they're trying to do is correct the system but cutting capacity. They just can't function and operate under what they're going through right now."

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