Thread: Update: PEOPLEXpress Halts Service for 3 Weeks..

Ouch. Wonder what happened to their backup plane. I'm amazed they got a plane in the air to be honest, but my expectation that they wouldn't last long is showing to be most likely true.

Sponge, your prediction was dead on. I saw they blocked in on a open E Gate here in ATL, with GAT services turning the plane on time. I spoke to passengers stating that the money they saved flying into PHF they would drive from ROA, RIC, IAD, DCA etc..

Originally Posted by ddagencylv

PEOPLExpress (Vision Airlines dba) (Newport News/Williamsburg) today announced it will commence scheduled passenger operations on June 30 to Boston, Newark and Pittsburgh.

Originally Posted by spongebue

I give them 3 months. One year tops, assuming they (literally) get off the ground.

Spongebue predicted it to the day. Spongebue, psychic or really good guesser?

http://nonrev.net/other-airlines/183...lines-las.html

Holy crap! I don't even remember saying that! Well, not that specifically!

Update:::::
PEOPLExpress Airlines (2nd) (Newport News/Williamsburg) as previously reported, announced on September 26 it was temporarily suspending service and was planning to re-launch on or about October 16. The airline also announced it still intended to launch previously announced service to Orlando and Charleston, West Virginia starting on October 16. This has now changed.
Today the company announced this update:
PEOPLExpress today is providing an update on our plans to resume operations as part of our commitment to share as much information as possible as we work to restore much-needed air service.

We currently have a tentative agreement with an additional aircraft provider, which will enable us to enhance our platform, including the addition of a third aircraft as a spare. This will alleviate the service issues we have experienced.
A number of steps need to be achieved before we can resume service, among them some regulatory approvals.
In order to ensure that we always have enough planes and crews, we are obtaining approval to operate as an Indirect Aircraft Carrier (known as Part 380). This will allow us to obtain planes from a number of providers if necessary for service stability. We met with the U.S. Department of Transportation this week and we are in the process of providing them with information they requested.