The Sidney herald., 1958-02-13
Airport News
BY Jim Sebastian


New increased passenger fares go
into effect Monday, February 10
on Frontier Airlines and nearly
all other scheduled airlines in the
United States. Increases on one
way airline fares will be at a
percent plus ST., with round trip
fares being increased by 4 per
cent plus $1.90. These fare in
creases will apply to all first
class, coach, and excursion fares
within the United States.
For the past six months, the
scheduled airlines of the United
States have been attempting to
get the CAB to recognize the ur-
gent need for increasing airline
passenger fares. The airline in
dustry has held air fares to less
than what they were 20 years ago.
In 1888, the average airline fare
was 5.32 cents per mile compared
with the airline fare of SGT cents
per mile in 1857. Airline pas
senger fares had actually decreas-
ed during this 20-year period at
a time when overall consumer
prices had gone up 98 per cent.
During this same period, surface
transportation fares had gone up
anywhere between rs and SO per
cent.
One of the airline industry's
biggest problems has been the
fact that increasing costs have
stayed well ahead of profits.
Nearly twice as many passengers
were flown on the airlines in 1857
as flew in 1852 but because of
rising operational costs the net
profit to the airlines in 1857 was
less than half of 1852 profits.
All of the airlines in the U. S.
are buying new high cost equip
ment. In 1941, a DEB, the work.
horse of the airline industry, cost
$125,000. Today's newest prop
driven aircraft as used by the
larger carriers costs $2h million.
The pure jet aircraft which will
become available in 1859 will cost
So million per aircraft. Frontier
Airlines and most of the local SER
vice airlines of the U. S. plan to
replace their DEB equipment
with new aircraft which will cost
up to $750,000 apiece. New pas
senger fares which will go into
effect February 10 will help to
put the airlines of the u. S. in
a better position to finance their
new equipment plans.
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The next Civil Air Patrol cadet
and senior meeting will be held
Thursday, February 20 in the ar
mory. Program includes a lecture
on airways, airports and electron-
les by Koke Eckley, Aircraft in
Flight by John Marman, a movie
to be announced and drill. The
Cadets r also getting ready tc
go to the annual encampment al
Malstrom Air Force Base in Great
Falls during June.
This and That - Miss Rance
Marion, American Airlines hostes.
based in Tulsa, is vacationing il
Sidney, her old home town. Like.
wise for Jerry Rogers, a United
Airlines employee of Seattle. Dot
Banner and Keith Chadderdon are
learning how to fly from Johr
Burns at the local airport. Goats
got mixed up and gloves were
lost at the local airport this past
week but the situations have re-
solved themselves.
Passengers boarding Frontier
Airlines this past week in Sidney
include Bruce Harris, Bismarck;
Joe H. Jones, Tulsa; James John
son, Tulsa; A. W. Bruning, Bill
lings; Jake Sturzenegger, Colorado
Springs; Mrs. Helen Tombre, Bill
lings; j. R. Hug, Billings; E. l..
Mccormick, Denver; Joe Maudru,
Denver; E. W. Damon, Billings;
Neil Skies, Wichita; Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl H. Herman, Phoenix; Jay
Lalonde, Helena; Lloyd Norman,
Colorado Springs; Paul Steinborn,
Bismarck; ]. J. Niehenke, Bis
marck; and George Cossairt, Col
orado Springs.
Another Frontier Travel Tip -
Leave Sidney 2:55 p. m; Arrive