HOOTERS Air Goes Bust

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 29, 2006 9:19 pm

I kid you not, that was the headline on my local newschannel's website.

Hooters Air Goes Bust

Company Will Now Only Serve Large Groups

POSTED: 12:01 pm PST March 29, 2006

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Hooters Airlines said it's stopping regularly scheduled air service.

The airline said it will stop its public charter flights April 17 and will run only private charters out of Winston-Salem, N.C.

President Mark Peterson said Hooters Air will serve large groups such as sports teams and tour groups. Peterson said some of the airline's 350 workers will be laid off in Winston-Salem. About five workers in Myrtle Beach are being laid off.

Hooters started service between Myrtle Beach and Atlanta in 2003.

It was serving 15 locations last July. But the airline began canceling holiday flights in December. It stopped most flights in January but said at the time that it would resume service to Myrtle Beach in the spring.

The Sun News reported that high fuel prices and other challenges in the airline industry brought the flights to an end.

The paper reported that even though the airline has failed, Hooters the company has been successful in other businesses -- including a Hooters credit card, magazine and a hotel and casino in Las Vegas. About 80 new Hooters restaurants will open this year, 60 in international locations, The Sun News reported.

http://www.kcra.com/travelgetaways/8341865/detail.html

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » March 29, 2006 9:21 pm

Thought about going to work for them when the big D furloughed me, glad I didn't.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 29, 2006 9:24 pm

I guess even implants won't keep those planes afloat...or aloft.

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » March 29, 2006 9:25 pm

Might as well take a bus now.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 29, 2006 9:27 pm

Now THAT is a great headline...

HOOTERS AIR GOES BUST. Sounds like one of the waitresses sprung a leak in her pillows....

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 29, 2006 9:30 pm

CaptainP wrote:Now THAT is a great headline...

HOOTERS AIR GOES BUST. Sounds like one of the waitresses sprung a leak in her pillows....

Now you know why I was cracking up when I saw it and had to post it.

rsgeist · Post by **rsgeist** » March 29, 2006 10:47 pm

Maybe they should switch to a fleet of hot air balloons.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » March 29, 2006 10:50 pm

That didn't take long

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 29, 2006 11:25 pm

What does Hooters air and jimmy have in common??????

neither one flies to Boise

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » March 29, 2006 11:28 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote: ...The Sun News reported that high fuel prices and other challenges in the airline industry brought the flights to an end.

Doubt it... I'll bet their assets were just artificially inflated

ejr · Post by **ejr** » March 29, 2006 11:34 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Now THAT is a great headline...

HOOTERS AIR GOES BUST. Sounds like one of the waitresses sprung a leak in her pillows....
Now you know why I was cracking up when I saw it and had to post it.

And I could just picture you cracking up!

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 29, 2006 11:38 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl wrote: ...The Sun News reported that high fuel prices and other challenges in the airline industry brought the flights to an end.
Doubt it... I'll bet their assets were just artificially inflated

well, something was...

markruble · Post by **markruble** » March 29, 2006 11:42 pm

Does this really come as a shock to anyone? I mean what airline company out there isn't hurting? The media is having fun with this and they should. The headlines is so funny. What about stripper airlines? Where every plane has a stripper pole at every emergency exit. Now there's an idea. Anyone want to take my idea and run with it? I'll take the usual 20% cut of the profits.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 29, 2006 11:42 pm

They shoulda served the wings......

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » March 30, 2006 8:49 am

ToplessRideFL wrote:They shoulda served the wings......

But if they served the wings how would the plane fly???

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » March 30, 2006 10:13 am

HOOTERS AIR...Where passengers enjoy the turbulence.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 30, 2006 10:14 am

NYCPORT wrote:
ToplessRideFL wrote:They shoulda served the wings......
But if they served the wings how would the plane fly???
Sorry, couldn't help myself.

And I laughed after reading...and rereading it....LOL

~ Parrot Bay ~ · Post by **~ Parrot Bay ~** » March 30, 2006 12:29 pm

They had the best "FLOTATION" devices.

~ Parrot Bay ~ · Post by **~ Parrot Bay ~** » March 30, 2006 12:33 pm

CaptainP wrote:Now THAT is a great headline...

HOOTERS AIR GOES BUST. Sounds like one of the waitresses sprung a leak in her pillows....

Better Header:
"HOOTERS AIR GOES DOWN"

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 30, 2006 12:33 pm

a sad thing: the airport webpage for Gary, Ind. was touting these guys as proof that Gary had finally arrived as a transportation hub.

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