Skybus starts in Milwaukee

December 5th, 2007 at 10:05am Thomas V. Bona

Ultra-low-cost airline Skybus, known for one-way fares as low as $10, starts service between Milwaukee and its base in Columbus, Ohio, today. Right now, there are flights once a day from Milwaukee, leaving at 4:46 p.m. Fares tend to be around $25 each way (some midweek flights are $10, others cost more because of demand), plus a host of ancillary fees. Basically, Skybus is gunning for people who want to pay as little as they can for bare-bones service, with additional fees for additional services, such as checked baggage, food/beverage, a chance to board first to choose your seat. If you don’t use it, you don’t pay for it.

There’s no connecting service. If you want to go beyond Columbus, you have to book a second trip from there to your final destination, and good luck finding a flight leaving after the Milwaukee flight gets in. Really, this is if you want to get to Ohio on the cheap.

So my question is, do any of you readers plan to use Skybus? What are your thoughts on its model? Let me know.

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