For the Egyptian airline, see Midwest Airlines (Egypt). For the successor airline proposed to begin operations in 2019, see Midwest Express Airlines (2019).
Not to be confused with Air Midwest, a defunct regional U.S. airline or Midwest Airlines, Ltd., a regional airline in Canada that was based in Winnipeg[1].
Midwest Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
YX
MEP
MIDEX
Founded
1948 (1948) (as K-C Aviation)
Commenced operations
1984 (1984) (as Midwest Express Airlines)
2002 (2002)
(as Midwest Airlines)
Ceased operations
November 2010 (2010-11) (merged into Frontier Airlines)
Hubs
Milwaukee
Focus cities
Kansas City
Omaha
Frequent-flyer program
Midwest Miles
Parent company
Midwest Air Group
Republic Airways Holdings
Headquarters
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, United States
Key people
Bryan Bedford
Timothy E. Hoeksema
Midwest Airlines (formerly Midwest Express) was a U.S. airline headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that operated from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport between 1984 and 2010. For a short time, it also operated as a brand of Republic Airways Holdings.[2]
Operations as an independent airline ceased in November 2010, upon its merger with Frontier Airlines.
^February 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide
^"Contact Us." Midwest Airlines. Archived November 21, 2008.
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