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Thousands Stuck as Asian Budget Airline Folds

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Thousands of passengers have been stranded in Hong Kong, London, and Vancouver with the collapse of Asian budget airline Oasis, the New York Times reports. In a sign that the industry's woes are spreading rapidly, the Hong Kong-based airline joins three US budget carriers to have gone under this month...

Skybus Airlines Goes Bust

Rob Quinn — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:37:28 CDT

Anybody who wondered how Skybus could make money with its famous $10 airfares can stop: they didn't. The Ohio-based airline has become the latest US carrier to go bankrupt in the face of soaring fuel costs and a sluggish economy, the Columbus Dispatch reports. It made its last flight yesterday...

Skybus Soars With No-Frills Flights

Colleen Barry — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:36:41 CDT

Budget-conscious flyers have snapped up seats on Skybus Airlines from Columbus, Ohio, to 11 cities, with $10 tickets selling out on each new route hours after they go on sale. The Los Angeles Times tests the Skybus experience, where everything costs extra, from pillows to pretzels. The plane, a new...

New Airlines Fly on a Wing and $10

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:49:34 CDT

Frequent fliers will soon be reminiscing about the small luxuries a $200 airline ticket bought: like free Diet Coke. A new wave of start-up airlines is selling ultra-affordable flights as low as $10. But prepare to plunk down for seat assignments, checked baggage—and even peanuts.