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Hooters Air cancels flights
The airline says it will stop flights from Baltimore; Columbus, Ohio; Gary, Ind.; Pittsburgh; Nassau; and Las Vegas to Myrtle Beach.
It is the third year that Hooters Air reduced service in the slower tourist season.
"Permanent residents of Myrtle Beach know how quiet it gets in the off season months with few travelers" said Mark Peterson, airline president.
"In the past years we have reduced the schedule and absorbed the costs. However, this year with the high cost of fuel and low participation the seasonable adjustments were necessary."
Hooters Air ticket holders will be mailed refunds. However, Peterson said the airline can't do anything beyond that to aid passengers with last-minute travel plans.
Hooters Air also permanently ended flights between Myrtle Beach and Rockford, Ill.
Besides increased costs, Hooters Air says the Rockford Airport Authority recently said it would give $2.5 million in incentives and revenue guarantees to a competitor carrier.
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