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Flight Cuts Hit Midsize Cities As They Try For A Turnaround

Boise resident C.K. Haun has this routine down.  He may live in Idaho, but he’s a senior engineer at Apple.  Long before the sun is up, he arrives at the Boise Airport, to catch his regular flight to San Jose.  “I can do this by autopilot now,” he says. “Most of the TSA people know […]

As Airlines Drop Flights, Boise Business Leaders Target Air Service

StateImpact is considering the potential economic effects of the shrinking number of flights in and out of Boise.  As we mentioned in a post yesterday, there will be 20 percent fewer seats leaving Boise this summer than last.  The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce is targeting the issue through a new travel committee.  Early this week, I […]

Analyst: Fewer Flights From Boise Can’t Be Good For Business

Frontier Airlines recently announced it won’t resume service between Boise and Denver this spring.  Early this year, Southwest discontinued its flights from Boise to Seattle, Salt Lake and Reno.  An American Airlines affiliate has cancelled its service from Boise to Los Angeles.  The net effect is that there will be 20 percent fewer seats leaving […]

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