USAir will reduce number of daily intrastate airline flights.USAir will reduce number of daily intrastate in·tra·state adj. Relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state. Adj. 1. intrastate - relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce" airline flights BURBANK - USAir, a market leader in the California air wars, said last week it was reducing its daily intrastate service from 131 to 115 flights on Jan. 8. Most of the abandoned flights will be on the Burbank-San Francisco route, the carrier reported. American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the recently eliminated service between San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and John Wayne Airport John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA, ICAO: KSNA, FAA LID: SNA) is located at 18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Other nearby cities include Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. in Orange County. The San Francisco-Los Angeles route is one of the most competitive in the country, with several airlines offering frequent service and discounts. Airline analysts said the cutbacks were not a surprise, considering the amount of competition and the rising price of fuel, which has cut into carriers' profit margins. |
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