Midwest Airlines

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Midwest Airlines was a former U.S. regional carrier based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its customer-friendly service and distinctive two-by-two seating on many of its flights.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Midwest Airlines canonical 3
Midwest Express Airlines 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airline
defunct airline
acquiredBy Republic Airways
surface form: Republic Airways Holdings
airlineType regional carrier
scheduled passenger airline
allianceOrPartnership code-share agreements with other U.S. carriers
basedIn Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
brandIntegratedInto Frontier Airlines brand
businessModel emphasis on comfort and service over capacity
cabinLayout single-class cabin on many routes
callsign MIDEX
continentOfOperation North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fleetUsed Boeing 717-200
surface form: Boeing 717

Embraer E-Jet family
surface form: Embraer regional jets

McDonnell Douglas MD-80
surface form: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family
focusCity Kansas City International Airport
Eppley Airfield
surface form: Omaha Eppley Airfield
formerName Midwest Airlines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Midwest Express Airlines
geographicIdentity Midwestern U.S. brand
headquartersLocation Milwaukee
surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
IATACode YX
ICAOCode MEP
industry air transportation
aviation
knownFor customer-friendly service
fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies on board
two-by-two seating configuration
marketPosition niche carrier
mergedInto Frontier Airlines
notableFeature signature baked-on-board cookies
wide leather seats on many aircraft
operatedAsBrandUntil early 2010s
parentCompany Midwest Air Group
primaryHub Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
regionOfHeadquarters Wisconsin
regionServed East Coast of the United States
Midwestern United States
select leisure destinations in the United States
seatConfiguration 2-by-2 seating on many aircraft
seatPitch above-average legroom on many routes
serviceClass all-premium economy-style seating on many routes
serviceReputation high customer satisfaction among frequent flyers
serviceStyle full-service carrier rather than low-cost carrier
status defunct
targetCustomerSegment business travelers
higher-yield leisure travelers

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chautauqua Airlines (historically) operatedAsFeederFor Midwest Airlines
subject surface form: Chautauqua Airlines
Midwest Connect parentCompany Midwest Airlines
Midwest Connect operatedAsBrandOf Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines formerName Midwest Airlines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Midwest Express Airlines