Fate of GLO Airlines' New Orleans Regional Service is Up in the Air After the End of July

July 10, 2017

More than a year and a half after launching nonstop regional service from New Orleans, charter operator GLO Airlines has attracted a clientele of business travelers who long sought a way to get to major Mid-South cities without spending days in the car or wasting hours at hub airports during layovers.

Last year, in its first full year of operation, GLO transported about 32,300 passengers through Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where the startup airline is based, and it was on track to surpass that figure this year, court records show.

But now that's up in the air. It filed for bankruptcy in April and is accepting reservations only through the end of this month, leaving its fate uncertain. 

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