COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Skybus, the new Columbus-based airline that offers some tickets for $10, got off the ground Tuesday with its first flight, a 9:36 a.m. departure to Burbank, Calif.
The flight headed to the Los Angeles-area airport was almost full, Skybus spokeswoman Rachel Escusa said.
The discount airline also had flights to Kansas City and Portsmouth, N.H., north of Boston, on its schedule Tuesday, she said.
Flights between Columbus and the airline’s other six initial destinations – including Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Oakland, Calif.; and Bellingham, Wash., about 80 miles north of Seattle – will be phased in over the coming weeks.
The company plans to fly to 15 cities from its Columbus hub by the end of the year, trying to compete with Southwest, JetBlue and other no-frills airlines.
Every Skybus flight will offer at least 10 tickets for $10 each. Tickets are booked solely through the company’s Web site to save costs, part of a business strategy that includes charging passengers for services, such as checked bags and priority boarding.
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