I sent this letter to Horizon Airlines today regarding their recent decision.
Tom
August 26, 1997
Dan Russo
Horizon Airlines
PO Box 48309
Seattle, WA 98148
VIA FAX: 206-248-6361
Dear Mr Russo,
I am writing in regard to the recent announcement by Horizon Airlines
intention to cancel flights between Boise and Moscow/Pullman starting mid
October. I have to be frank by saying that I was shocked and disturbed by
this announcement. If this is a "trial balloon", it won't fly.
Various staff and Board members of the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental
Institute (PCEI) use this service between Moscow/Pullman and Boise to
connect with the rest of the Idaho and nation. I don't feel it is
appropriate for your company to make the decision to cut off a portion of
Idaho from the world. The announced alternative of two flights per day in
and out of Lewiston is not a sufficient replacement for four flights per
day at Moscow.
If this decision is final, it will have a definite impact on PCEI's
decision to use Horizon and Northwest Airlines in our future travel plans.
I have appreciated the service in the past; and given the price of your
current tickets between Moscow and Boise, I am astonished that you are
"losing money" on this connection.
Please reconsider this decision immediately and reinstate you service to
Moscow/Pullman.
Sincerely,
Thomas C. Lamar
Executive Director
cc: Pullman-Moscow Airport
Northwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Delta Airlines
University of Idaho, President's Office
Moscow Chamber of Commerce
Link Transportation, Inc
Palouse Travel, Inc
Thomas C. Lamar, Executive Director
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