The first major bit of fallout from the privatization of Midwest Air Group is falling now, with the completion of the shift of the operation of Midwest Connect flights from Midwest Air Group subsidiary Skyway Airlines to Utah-based SkyWest and the attendant reduction of the highest-paying 7/20ths of Skyway jobs. For the moment, Skyway will live on as the official ramp and caterer of Midwest, as well as the customer service reps for Midwest Connect outside of Milwaukee, thus temporarily saving the jobs of 750 Skyway employees.
I wonder whether the lower business tax and less-suffocating regulatory climate in the mountains had anything to do with that. If that’s the case, instead of a minor expansion of those support services to cover other airlines allegedly planned, expect another 750 pink slips to come flying out of Minneapo…er, Texa…er, Oak Creek.
