Pittsburgh International Airport works to reduce costs to attract airlines post-consolidation
Pittsburgh International Airport was one the first major hubs to face the reality of tough economic times as US Airways in the middle of the last decade opted to pull down a significant amount of service at its one time hub. Further cuts occurred after US Airways merged with America West that resulted in Pittsburgh essentially becoming a spoke for hubs of the US major airlines.
The result was Pittsburgh being left with a fairly new terminal designed for connecting passengers that exceeded demand for its new status as an origin and destination airport.
But like other airports, Pittsburgh has learned the art of reinvention, and has kept passenger throughput relatively stable during the last few years with new service from low cost airlines and some capacity additions by legacy airlines. Now the airport has embarked on a more unconventional strategy to slash debt and offer airlines a competitive cost base.
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