Peter Greenberg: The Real Deal on "Skybus"

By: Peter Greenberg | Source: AARP.org | 2008-04-02

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What is the new airline flying out of Niagara Falls, N.Y., with a deal to Columbus for $10 and nonstop to Florida for $79? And is it for real? Thank you.
-Evelyn, Amherst, NY

Like a number of other low-cost carriers recently, Skybus  has gone bankrupt—just after this question was answered, in fact. Looks like those cheap fares may have been too good to be true after all.

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About Peter Greenberg

Peter Greenberg

Peter Greenberg, AARP’s Travel Ambassador, is the CBS News Travel Editor and the host of the nationally syndicated “Peter Greenberg Worldwide” radio show. A national Emmy Award-winning journalist, he’s also a boating enthusiast and volunteer fireman.

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