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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- 48 hours after Direct Air announced it was canceling all flights nationwide, cheap car rentals denver including here in Rockford. Leaders at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport cheap car rentals denver say they have found a solution to the problem.
As you probably know by know by now, RFD has entered into an agreement with a carrier, Vision Airlines, top provide non-stop service between Rockford and Ft. Myers, cheap car rentals denver Florida (not Punta Gorda) beginning this Monday 3/19. Flights will occur once a day on each Monday and Friday beginning 3/19 through April 30th. Upon final approval from the Federal Department of Transportation tomorrow morning, Vision Airlines at www.VisionAirlines.com will be able to take reservations for these flights.
I apologize to the passengers scheduled to fly tomorrow, Friday 3/16 for not being able to get this deal in place in order to assist you. Finding an airline, negotiating, and getting DOT approval, created a situation where we just couldn't get it done in time for Friday.
If RFD sees a demand, greater than the seats scheduled for these flights we will add additional flights. Because of federal regulations I am unable to share with you the specific fares tonight that will be charged, until the DOT/FAA cheap car rentals denver gives us final approval tomorrow morning which we have been assured will happen. That being said I can tell you that the round trip fares will be below $300.00 and the one way fare will be below $150.00.
Please understand that in order to keep these fares down in an attempt to help out our flyers and customers, RFD will be exposed to costs for operating these flights. Our board and the staff here have all agreed that this is the right thing to do under the circumstances. And we are proud to be able to offer some assistance and relief to those stranded cheap car rentals denver as a result of this very unfortunate situation. Again, we're very sorry that we are not able to assist everyone in each of their individual circumstance.
I want you to know that out of seventeen (17) airports served by Direct Air to the best of our knowledge only RFD and Springfield, Illinois have come up with this type of option offering alternative flights. RFD received official cheap car rentals denver notice from Direct Air at 12:52pm on Tuesday, March 13. In 52 hours RFD found a carrier, negotiated a deal, and got to a point where we are now able to offer service and relief for our customers. I'm very proud of the RFD Board and our Staff in the way that they have responded to our customer's crisis and emergency. cheap car rentals denver Finally I need to thank the folks at Vision Airlines for their quick response to our needs and the Federal DOT and the Staff there for the assistance in helping to expedite the process. We wish you all well, on behalf of the RFD Board and Staff we thank you for your patience and support of RFD.
Mike Dunn, Airport Dir. Economic Development, says "It has been a real joy to work with the executives from Vision. They have been very cooperative and helpful. They have reacted very quickly in what they have also recognized was an emergency situation. So you know sometimes that how great relationships are formed. So who knows where it will go beyond that."
Out of the 17 airports that Direct Air offered flights, Rockford is the first to come up with a solution to help passengers. ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Stranding hundreds, if not thousands of passengers, Direct Air's announcement that they are ceasing operations until May has Rockford International Airport searching for a replacement.
Rockford International airport's board of commissioners have scheduled a last minute *special meeting tonight where they may decide the fate of the abandoned flights from direct air ceasing operations. A release sent out states that if the airport is successful in finding a replacement airline, the flights would resume next week. There's still no word on what airlines the board has been in discussions with, but it could be a familiar name.
At a planning and finance committee meeting in February, it was noted that Direct Air was late on 19-thousand dollars in payments to the airport. The airline cited failure to pay a fuel payment as the reason for ceasing operations.
We attempted to reach direct air several times today and only received an automated message saying all credit cheap car rentals denver and debit card purchases must be refunded through your card's company and for those that are currently at their destination the message says they must find an alternative way to get back home--not the news travelers want to hear.