Independence Air
American low-cost airline from 1989 to 2006 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Independence Air was a low-cost airline, owned by FLYi, Inc., headquartered in the Loudoun Gateway Corporate Center in Dulles, Virginia, United States (near Washington, D.C.) that operated from 1989 until 2006. Its route network focused on the east coast of the United States, but it also extended to the west coast. The route network was based at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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Founded | December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) (as Atlantic Coast Airlines) November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19) (as Independence Air) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) | ||||||
Ceased operations | January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) | ||||||
Operating bases | Washington Dulles International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | iCLUB | ||||||
Fleet size | 130 | ||||||
Destinations | 37 | ||||||
Parent company | FLYi, Inc. | ||||||
Headquarters | Loudoun County, Virginia | ||||||
Key people | Kerry Skeen (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www.flyi.com |
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It ceased all operations at 8:24 p.m. UTC-5 on January 5, 2006. The airline had been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since November 7, 2005.[1][2]