United ditches Anchorage service
United Airlines discontinued passenger service to Anchorage, Alaska, on Sept. 21, spokesman Jeff Kovick confirmed. The move also eliminates cargo service to the state.
In recent months the airline has also discontinued cargo service to Kansas City and Cancun, as well as passenger and cargo service to West Palm Beach, Fla., and Guatemala. It also temporarily suspended cargo service to Manchester, N.H.
U.S. airlines, under tremendous pressure to stem losses from high fuel and declining revenues, are focusing on their most profitable routes at the expense of non-urban locations. ' Eric Kulisch
United ditches Anchorage service
