Horizon Airlines will halt flights to Butte, Mont.; is reducing service on other routes. Officials weigh airline options for Butte
| May 28, 2008 |  View for printing |
Horizon Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight schedule, including ending service to Butte, Mont., and reducing daily flights between Portland and Seattle, as of late August. The airline is battling soaring costs of fuel.
Horizon Airlines is cutting some flights in the Pacific Northwest — including stopping all service to Butte, Mont., and dropping some Seattle-Portland flights — as it struggles with high fuel costs.
The changes in service, to take effect in late August, come as airlines nationwide battle soaring fuel prices by reducing flights and packing planes fuller.
By Kristin Jackson
Seattle Times Travel staff
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Officials weigh airline options for Butte
By Nick Gevock of The Montana Standard
Local officials are weighing the options to try to keep Horizon Airlines from pulling out of Butte.
The company announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing its twice-a-day flights into Bert Mooney Airport from Seattle on Aug. 24.
The news is a blow to Butte travelers because it leaves the city without air service to Seattle.
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