Midway Airlines (1976)
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| IATA code : | ML |
| ICAO code : | MDW |
| Call sign : | MIDWAY |
| Founding: | 1976 |
| Operation stopped: | 1991 |
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Chicago , Illinois United States
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| Home airport : | Midway International Airport |
| Number of employees: | 4,000 |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | FlyersFirst |
| Fleet size: | 96 |
| Aims: | 40 |
| Midway Airlines Inc. ceased operations in 1991. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Midway Airlines was an American airline based in Chicago and based at Chicago Midway Airport .
history
Midway Airlines was launched on August 6, 1976 to bring Midway Airport to life. After the deregulation of aviation in 1978, Midway Airlines initially acted as a low-cost airline . It was known for its low airfare and easy access to Midway Airport. Midway Airlines bought three DC-9 from the Trans World Airlines bought and began flight operations on 31 October 1979. In 1980, they further five DC-9 and flew among other things, to St. Louis , New York City and Washington, DC The company flew briefly to Minneapolis , but soon dropped this connection.
In 1984, Midway Airlines bought the insolvent Air Florida and its three remaining Boeing 737s and expanded into the Caribbean . As of June 1988, Midway Airlines offered a total of 116 non-stop flights between Midway Airport and 25 other airports.
In 1989 the airline also started at Philadelphia Airport. However, due to competition with USAir , combined with rising fuel prices after the invasion of Kuwait, Midway was forced to give up its location at Philadelphia Airport in 1990.
The high kerosene price during the Second Gulf War led to a decline in passenger numbers. In March 1991, Midway Airlines was de facto insolvent. The company tried to sell itself to Northwest Airlines . However, Northwest Airlines withdrew from the negotiations in November 1991, whereupon Midway Airlines had to finally cease operations the following day.
fleet
| Aircraft type | number | Put into service | Flooded out | Remarks |
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| Boeing 737-200 | 14th | 1985 | 1992 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | 1 | 1979 | 1991 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | 8th | 1979 | 1993 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | 38 | 1981 | 1994 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | 17th | 1984 | 1993 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) | 2 | 1983 | 1985 | N10028, N10029 |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | 4th | 1990 | 1992 | N809ML, N810ML, N811ML, N812ML |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) | 3 | 1990 | 1992 | N905ML, N906ML, N907ML |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87) | 8th | 1989 | 1993 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 2 | 1990 | 1992 | N903ML, N904ML |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Midway Airlines Inc. In: encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
- ↑ a b TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Midway Airlines. In: airlinegeeks.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Midway AirlinesFleet. In: Planespotters. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ N1056T Midway Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14. In: Planespotters. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .