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US Airways Closes Las Vegas Club, Gives 600 Employees The Boot

Despite all the US Airways flights which, from our perch in the upper deck at Citi Field during this weekend's Mets games, we saw landing at LaGuardia, the carrier has had a rough time of it during this economic slow-down. As a result, US Airways announced yesterday that they will be closing their Las Vegas-McCarran airport Club as well as the city ticket office in Tempe, AZ, where the airline is based.

These changes, among others like moving to contractors for ramp service at nine of their airports, mean that approximately 600 US Airways ground employees will loose their jobs. This is in addition to US' scheme of asking 400 flight attendants to opt for voluntary furloughs.

While we understand their decision to close their only street-side ticket office in Tempe because, well, who has one of those anymore (ok a few international airlines), we feel pretty rotten for those who will gladly pay extra for access to the lounge's free WiFi, work stations and refreshments, especially since Las Vegas is a mecca for business conventions and their need-to-stay-connected attendees. Back to the corral gate seating with you, and be nice to the person sitting next to you; they could be laid-off US Airways employee who now has to pay full-price to fly.

Related Stories:
· US Airways To Close Club and Cut Jobs [NYT]
· US Airways To Lay Off 600 Airport Workers [Today In The Sky]
· US Airways Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Eric Harmatz]