American and Continental airlines are matching the low fares of Southwest Airlines. Even with the added competition from Continental Express' March entry into the market, American Eagle is experiencing a 1 percent rise in passengers from Abilene. That is up 4,936 from the year before. Crider said he is sure that the increased traffic is coming from customers who otherwise had been driving to Midland or Dallas-Fort Worth. The renovation to the airport might also be contributing, he said.
Work is about two-thirds complete.
Continental Express will move into its new space in August, while the rental car agencies will move in September, he said. All the work on the initial phase should be completed in November. The expansion work, adding jetways, etc. will come later. AEP records loss, issues dividend American Electric Power Co. AEP also announced that it has revised the estimated restart date for its Cook Unit 1 nuclear plant to first quarter 2001.