Hooters Air calls it quits
Damn it, I never got to fly that one.....
Hooters Air calls it quits
The Sun News ^ | March 29, 2006 | Kathleen Vereen Dayton
Posted on 03/29/2006 11:58:02 AM MST by MassRepublicanFlyersFan
After a three-year run, Myrtle Beach's homegrown airline, Hooters Air, is bowing out of regularly scheduled air service. The airline will cease its public charter flights April 17 and will run only private charters out of Winston Salem, N.C.
Bob Brooks, the airline's founder, and its president, Mark Peterson, said Hooters Air will serve large groups such as sports teams and tour groups, which was the original business model for Pace Airlines. Brooks acquired Pace in December 2002.
The airline has approximately 350 employees in Winston-Salem. Peterson said some will be laid off. About five Myrtle Beach employees, including ground and ticket agents, will also be laid off.
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