SkyValue Crashes

freetime · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:48 am

Another airline has found it cannot do business at the Gary Airport.
SkyValue has announced it wikll stop all flights out of Gary this summer due to low demand for the tickets.
One big potential problem, in addition to the loss of service, is the fact that airport director Chris Curry has given the financially troubled airline money, without the approval of the airport board. IN the following Post-Trib story, Curry refused to say how much he had given to SkyValue.
Does this include RDA money? WHY do these guys think of their employers as privately held piggy banks?

http://www.post-trib.com/news/361971,skyvalue.article

expresso66 · **Joined:** Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:43 am **Posts:** 7401

I always knew that they would fail! Simply because they always offered flights to the EAST, and Florida! DUH! What about the South West part of the US? They were thinking of pleasing the Negros in Gary, that's all. And these people wanted a flight to be $93~$99 dollars per flight! Sorry folks, the airlines are NOT welfare organizations! They ignored the Hispanics who would have flooded the airport to go to Texas!

freetime · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:31 pm

Like Southwest Airlines? Iwould love to see a low-priced airline work at Gary. It would ne nice to have such a short trip to the airport, and FREE PARKING!

expresso66 · **Joined:** Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:43 am **Posts:** 7401

Yeah, so would I; but the airlines at the GARY airport compleely IGNORED the Hispanics who GOto Texas ALL YEAR around!

freetime · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:47 pm

You may have a good point there. I have seen lots more advertising lately geared toward Hispanics and good marketers usually KNOW who they want to go after and HOW to reach them.

expresso66 · **Joined:** Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:43 am **Posts:** 7401

Ok, now answer my PM. :lol:

freetime · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:54 pm

The Prof says "I told ya so" Re: SkyValue:

http://speakingtruthtopower.blogs.com/n ... _is_t.html

Big Unit · **Joined:** Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:47 am **Posts:** 808

freetime wrote:

Another airline has found it cannot do business at the Gary Airport.
SkyValue has announced it wikll stop all flights out of Gary this summer due to low demand for the tickets.
One big potential problem, in addition to the loss of service, is the fact that airport director Chris Curry has given the financially troubled airline money, without the approval of the airport board. IN the following Post-Trib story, Curry refused to say how much he had given to SkyValue.
Does this include RDA money? WHY do these guys think of their employers as privately held piggy banks?

http://www.post-trib.com/news/361971,skyvalue.article