Skybus Airlines, a new carrier you may have heard about because of its $10 one-way fares, is coming to the Philadelphia area in March -- to the Wilmington/New Castle County Airport to be exact. Airlines have been starting and stopping service to the convenient, cozy Wilmington airport on Route 13 for years, and we can only hope Skybus gives its service a chance to develop. The flights, on full-size Airbus A319 jets, are to the airline's two main cities, Columbus, Ohio, and Greensboro, N.C., and will only operate once a day on each route. Not necessarily good for the business traveler, but another choice for anyone with a flexible schedule and a tight budget. A quick check of the Skybus Web site indicates that there really are a lot of $10 and $25 one-way fares. Of course, at $10, taxes and fees are slightly more than the fare itself, but who's complaining.
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Wilmington gets scheduled flights -- again
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