Conde Nast Traveler names Midwest as top single-class domestic airline

Airline Industry Information, Sept 22, 2006

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Midwest Airlines, an airline based in Milwaukee in the US, has been placed top of the ninth annual Business Travel Awards poll, which is conducted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

The airline was placed first in the single-class domestic airline category with a score of 51.8, ahead of JetBlue (49.7), Song (40.1), Frontier (29.9) and Horizon (28.9).

Millard Group Inc conducted the survey of 50,000 business traveller Conde Nast Traveler readers, asking them to rate airlines, airports, hotel chains and hotels as excellent, very good, good, fair or poor, on a range of criteria.

Midwest Airlines also gained the highest scores in Seat Comfort/Legroom, Food, and Cabin Service, three of the five categories comprising the single-class airline category.

JetBlue, which has held the top spot for two years, won the Amenities/Technology category but was pushed into second place by Midwest Airlines.

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