Skybus takes flight from Oakland

Oakland Tribune | June 13, 2007| | Copyright

ULTRA LOW-FARE STARTUP Skybus Airlines launched service Tuesday at Oakland International Airport, featuring some fares that are cheaper than a tank of gas.

By selling some $10 tickets from Oakland to the airline's base in Columbus, Ohio, the nation's newest carrier is trying to emulate the no-frills model of Europe's popular Ryanair.

"The fares are great," said Tiffany Lhuillier, who was taking five sons between the ages of 2 and 8 -- all sporting Mohawk haircuts -- to Columbus to visit her parents. "I bought seven tickets for $149, and all five boys got $10 tickets." Lhuillier lives at ...

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