I have to say, when I flew USA3000 back to Cleveland from Sarasota, FL (a very short-lived route), the service was a mess. They either didn't have computers or their system was down at check-in, so they were handing out hand-written boarding passes. Then it turned out that they seated a family with young children in one side of the exit row, and a disabled person on the other side. The plane was packed and in chaos with people changing their seats until the last minute before taxi.
I found out just a few weeks later that they dropped SRQ and now according to their website they also dropped PIE... only RSW remains in Florida.
I found this posted on another site, and it is supposed to be an excerpt from a letter to USA 3000 employees:
"Due to changes in our flying schedule for Philadelphia, effective July 01, 2011;
the signatory lease for office space at the Philadelphia station will expire and will
not be renewed. We are analyzing the logistics for the crew base in Philadelphia
and will be communicating this to all of you as soon as possible.
We are still working on the schedule for the Winter 2011/12 season, but we want
to be clear that this schedule will be based on the lease return schedule shown
below. Future planning through the end of 2012 will also be based on this fleet
schedule.
Due to the continued volatility in fuel prices, competitive pressures and changes
in the markets in which we operate, the decision has been made to return our
remaining aircraft in accordance with the table below. The aircraft leases will not
be renewed or extended, nor will any additional aircraft be acquired (dates are
approximate):
Fleet Size
Till October 29, 2011 - 5
From October 30, 2011 till January 02, 2012 - 4
From January 03, 2012 till February 15, 2012 - 3
From February 16, 2012 till October 15, 2012 - 2
October 16, 2012 till January 2013 - 1
In summary, we must continue to fly our customers daily with excellent customer
service and maintain our stellar safety record."
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