Jaunted

Rampant Speculation: What's Skybus Up To?

11/20/2007 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Skybus, New Routes, BFM, GPT, AMA (all tags)

We can't let Virgin America have all the fun. A tipster pointed us toward a strange Skybus flight between Amarillo and Mobile Downtown Airport on November 17. The 1 hour, 47 minute flight coasted along at 27,000 feet after departing at 7:53 am.

Who was on it? Was it a Skybus charter flight? Or does the airline have secret expansion plans?

Let's take a look at what we do know: Skybus already serves Gulfport-Biloxi International, just 72 miles away. But the closest the airline gets to Rick Husband Amarillo International is Kansas City. Low-fare rival Southwest has some gates at AMA, and the airport is in the midst of an expansion that will create seven new gates.

Interestingly, this was Flight 4600; Port Columbus International Airport, Skybus' home base, is located at 4600 International Gateway in C-Bus.

We'd call the airline's spokesman, but he usually doesn't tell us anything about route expansions--though we'd be happy to hear any gossip.

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[Photo: FlightAware]