Financial losses led both airlines to cut routes, eventually leaving New York City as their only regular destination.
In the air, sky-high fuel costs have prompted airlines to raise ticket prices and cut routes.
A new era has dawned in domestic flying, as airlines cut routes and capacity and fly planes more full than ever.
Last February, SAS said it would shed 40 percent of its work force of about 23,000, as well as cut routes and ground planes.
Mr O'Leary said that many growth opportunities were opening up for Ryanair as high fare European airlines cut routes and trimmed services.
The loss-making airline is to be completely rebranded and is to cut routes from its network, as it tries to lower its costs, which are 20 per cent above its rivals.
Though oil prices have recently fallen, the big airlines are likely to lose a collective $6 billion this year, a prospect that is making them ground planes, cut routes and levy a host of new charges.
PAGE A14 BUSINESS WITH FURTHER MERGERS UNLIKELY, Airlines Face Making Own Cuts Mergers other than the already-announced deal between Delta and Northwest seem unlikely, so airlines seeking to offset rising fuel prices are likely to cut costs, cut routes and park planes without the camouflage that a merger would have provided.
Children probably take short-cut routes which Google may not consider.
For all types of motorized travel, the 'nearest landmark' distance was shorter than the 'in-depth interview' distance, with the exception of auto rickshaw, perhaps due to its ability to take short-cut routes, possibly leading to traffic violations [ 35].
