Taking to the skies on a tight schedule: Quick turnarounds, point-to-point flights help Skybus get the most mileage out of its fleet.

Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH) | September 16, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Marla Matzer Rose

Sep. 16--It's not hard for the boss of the fifth-largest and fastest-growing airline at Port Columbus to count the number of planes in his fleet.

He can do it on one hand.

Five planes are all it takes for Skybus Airlines to offer 14 departures to 11 cities from Port Columbus a day, a schedule that's attracting more than 80,000 passengers a month.

While the fact might be hard to believe, airline officials say operating lean is a way to keep costs to a minimum.

"Airplanes don't make money sitting on the ...

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