NO WORRIES Big airlines say contractor bankruptcy will not disrupt flights

Posted on 02/29/2016

If you fly on American Eagle, Delta Connection or United Express, there is a good chance you have been on a plane operated by Republic Airways, which just filed for bankruptcy protection.

The three leading US airlines say, however, that the bankruptcy of a key supplier will not disrupt service for passengers.Republic Airways Holdings Inc., whose airline subsidiaries operate more than 1,000 flights a day, filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors on Thursday. But it said it would continue flying as usual.