Is any other airline offering help to Skybus ticket holders?

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Is any other airline offering help to Skybus ticket holders?

Is any other airline offering help to Skybus ticket holders?

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Yes. JetBlue is offering Skybus customers a standby fare of $50 for one-way travel, honored for any JetBlue destination within 100 miles of the original Skybus destination. JetBlue, however, doesn’t directly serve all former Skybus destinations, including Port Columbus.

US Airways said it will accept tickets for standby travel from Skybus passengers for $50 per person per nonstop segment, plus any applicable taxes and fees.

Southwest Airlines offered to fly stranded Skybus passengers at no charge to Jacksonville, Fla.; Manchester, N.H.; Norfolk, Va.; Providence, R.I.; Fort Myers, Fla.; or Raleigh-Durham, N.C., spokesman Chris Mainz said. Other markets might be accommodated on an individual basis, he said.

Passengers have to present their Skybus itinerary. He expects the offer to last through the weekend.

“We haven’t done it exactly like this in the past. But we do look at things on a case by case basis,” Mainz said.
Sunday, April 6, 2008 3:59 AM - COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Re: Is any other airline offering help to Skybus ticket holders?

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This is an exerpt from the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Newsletter regarding Skybus Airlines:

Skybus Airlines Ceases Operations, JetBlue and US Airways Offer Standby FaresColumbus, Ohio-based Skybus Airlines has ceased operations effective April 5, 2008. Ticket holders who paid by credit card should contact their credit card company. Future bankruptcy updates will be provided at www.skybus.com. JetBlue will offer affected Skybus customers a special $50 one-way standby fare. This fare will be honored for any JetBlue destination within 100 miles of the original Skybus destination. Skybus customers must call JetBlue Reservations at 800-JETBLUE (800-538-2583) to list as standby customers and must show proof of Skybus purchase at the airport upon check in. All travel must be completed by April 13, 2008. Details can be found on JetBlue's Web site. US Airways will also offer a $50 standby fare for travelers who were scheduled to fly on Skybus to/from Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, NC. The $50 fee applies per non-stop leg and does not include applicable taxes and fees. See USAirways.com for more information.