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 JetTrain DC-9-31 approaching Newark Airport in April 1996. | |||||||
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| Founded | 1994(as AirTrain) [2] October 1, 1995 (as JetTrain) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | November 12, 1996 | ||||||
| Hubs | Pittsburgh International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Aliquippa, Pennsylvania [3] | ||||||
| Employees | 160 (Nov 1996) [3] | ||||||
JetTrain Corporation was an American low-fare airline that operated for less than a year throughout the 1990s. The airline was initially called AirTrain and was later renamed in October 1995.
JetTrain began operating in Janaury 1996, with a fleet of DC-9 aircraft on flights connecting Pittsburgh, Newark, and Orlando, eventually expanded to include routes between Boston, Philadelphia, and Nashville.[ citation needed ]
JetTrain encountered multiple challenges, such as insufficient demand, which made it difficult to attract enough passengers, and rising operating costs due to increased jet fuel prices in the 1990s. This made operating the DC-9s costly, and competition from US Airways, whose hubs in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia limited JetTrain's expansion opportunities. [4]
JetTrain served the following destinations throughout its existence: