Modified Tue, Nov 10, 2009 08:31 PM
Midwest adds Milwaukee flight
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close xMidwest Airlines is returning to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, again.
Starting April 1, Midwest Airlines will resume two daily nonstop flights between RDU and Milwaukee. The carrier cut the service in September 2008 as the economy slumped and fuel prices surged.
The Milwaukee-based carrier, which was bought by Republic Airways Holdings this year, also stopped service at RDU after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and then restarted it in 2007. Republic also announced plans Tuesday to expand in Milwaukee and add 800 jobs.
About 50,000 people a year travel between RDU and Milwaukee, making it a popular destination without nonstop service, RDU spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin said.
RDU officials are continuing efforts to attract other nonstop flights, especially to the West Coast, she added.
The Midwest Airlines news follows other recent announcements from airlines expanding service at RDU. JetBlue Airways recently announced that it will introduce two additional daily flights between RDU and Boston next summer. Southwest Airlines will begin one daily nonstop flight to St. Louis in May.
To mark the return of RDU flights, Midwest Airlines will offer a sale on tickets to and from RDU: $89 one way if tickets are purchased by Nov. 30 for travel through June 30.
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