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Midwest Grounds Planes, Cookies Still Safe

6/20/2008 at 4:00 PM
Tags: Midwest Airlines, Airlines, Airline Bankruptcy, MD-80 (all tags)

Yet another airline will be parking planes this summer. This time it's Midwest Airlines, of baked-in-flight chocolate chip cookies fame. The Milwaukee-based carrier says it simply can't afford to fly its fuel-inefficient MD-80s any longer.

While we're only talking about 12 planes, that's a significant chunk of Midwest's fleet. The airline hasn't yet decided what to do: Scratch some routes or eliminate some non-stop service. Undoubtedly, there will also be job cuts.

The only good news is that the remaining 717s are the planes tricked out with 2-by-2 seating. And for now, those cookies are still on the in-flight menu.

Related Stories:
· Midwest to Ground MD-80s [WTMJ]
· Midwest Airlines to Ground MD-80 Fleet [PlaneBuzz]
· Midwest Airlines coverage [Jaunted]

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