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Delta to halt Boston-Bangor service
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Posted by Paul Makishima, Globe Assistant Sunday Editor
August 5, 2009 12:40 PM
The Bangor Daily News is reporting that Delta has decided to drop its twice daily service from Boston to Bangor, Maine, beginning Dec. 1. because the carrier has decided that the flights are no longer profitable.
Amid the recession and airline industry slump, all the airlines are aggressively scrutinizing their schedules for underperforming routes and trimming service or simply eliminating them. Hardest hit have been secondary airports like Bangor.
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