B737-112 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 880 posts, RR: 8 Posted (5 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1177 times:
I'm in the middle of editing a video recorded in 1993 & noticed a Boeing 727 operating for an airline that I had never heard of.....excluding the A319 carrier years back.
The aircraft in question was N8858E (cn 20620/903), ex-Eastern & Pan Am workhorse.
Here's a still from the VHS tape:
I'm looking for any info on destinations served, where they were based, etc. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Quoting NY Times, July 11, 1993: Skybus, a fledgling no-frills charter service offering low fares between Florida and the Northeast, stopped flying June 29 amid conflicting reports over unpaid bills. Nevertheless, Skybus said it was grounded only temporarily and would resume service soon.
And this too at the end:
Quoting NY Times, July 11, 1993: Skybus was founded last year by roughly 100 investors, including former Pan Am, Eastern and Midway employees. Using four DC-9's, it offered service from Newark; Chicago; Worcester, Mass., and three Florida cities -- Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and St. Petersburg. Most one-way flights on Skybus cost between $99 and $119, but the passengers paid extra for meals, beverages and check-in baggage.
I guess starting a no-frills airline named "Skybus" is bad luck
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I love classic airliners!
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