But by the 1960's, the resort hotels were dying or dead, victims of turnpike motels, cheap jet fares and a restless new generation of tourists.
While the major manufacturers are struggling to drum up new business, makers of business jets are faring even worse.
Lowest round-trip fare: Jet Blue from John F. Kennedy International Airport, seven-day advance purchase, $89.50 to $221; last-minute fare, $221.50.
Thus he has continued the shrinking of capacity started two years ago, leaving BA to concentrate on premium customers flying "point to point" rather than filling jumbo jets with low-fare transfer passengers.
The White House's stated concerns border on the ludicrous — for example, that the president might be forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars when he uses Air Force One for campaign flights, because the measure bans members of Congress from flying the friendly skies of corporate jets at token fares.
Midway said its troubles came from a "calamitous drop in business traffic," low fares and high jet fuel prices.
It must contend, meanwhile, with feuding unions that are loath to cut it any more slack, stiff competition for customers from low-fare airlines, and jet fuel prices that have soared 15percentt in the last 12 months to slightly more than $1 a gallon, including an increase of nearly 4percentt yesterday alone.
He was also on the board of West Jet, a Calgary-based low-fare Canadian carrier.
LAPA bought its first jet and promptly slashed its fares to 60%below those of Aerolíneas, which then followed suit.
Like its major rivals, Northwest has been unable to raise fares to cover higher jet fuel prices, which have risen more than 50percentthis yearar compared with 2003.
