Midwest Airlines Launches Milwaukee-Los Angeles Flights

Trade in your beer for a martini.

Beginning Aug. 1, Midwest Airlines will launch non-stop flights from Milwaukee to Los Angeles. The flights will offer 10 extra-wide Signature leather seats and 84 leather Saver seats. Here’s the best part: each flight will also offer fresh baked-onboard chocolate chip cookies.

We did a quick search for the route between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9 and found fares started at $228 RT with taxes included.

Discount Airfare: U.S. and Canada Flights From $78 R/T

If Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto and New York City are on your list of must-see spots, Midwest Airlines might be just the carrier to take you there.

Midwest is offering cheap flights to popular U.S. and Canada destinations starting at just $78 round-trip. These sale fares are valid for Tuesday and Wednesday flights from May 26 through Oct. 14.

Midwest Flights for Baseball Fans; Travel With Your Home Team

Hot dog? Check. Cold beer? Check. A cheap flight to see your baseball team win? Check.

Midwest Airlines has cheap flights to and from Milwaukee to other baseball hotbeds, including New York flights, Los Angeles flights and sale fares to Cleveland.

The sale ends today, so check your team's schedule, book your flight and pack your bags. One piece of advice: Don’t try fitting the giant foam finger in your luggage.

Delta, Midwest Expand Alliance

Delta Air Lines announced a new expanded partnership with Midwest Airlines which will allow passengers to benefit from both carriers' frequently flyer programs when booking flights on either carrier.

This codeshare agreement is expected to start in June and follows Delta's merger with Northwest last year.

Members of the Delta SkyMiles, Northwest WorldPerks and Midwest Miles plans will be able to earn points on flights with both airlines.

Midwest Airlines Doubles Up Milwaukee – Orlando Flights

Milkwaukee flyers will soon have another Orlando flight option.

Midwest Airlines is extending non-stop service between its hub at Milwaukee (MKE) and Orlando (MCO) through the summertime. A second-daily non-stop Milwaukee flight to Orlando will begin on June 4.

Discount Airfare: Midwest's Milwaukee Flight Sale

Midwest Airlines is offering round-trip discount airfares from Midwest Airlines’ Milwaukee (MKE) hub, with rates as low as $155, exclusive of taxes and fees.

Book and buy no later than Feb. 2 for travel Feb. 10 through June 10. These Milwaukee flights require a 14-day advance purchase and a Friday or Saturday stay over.

Midwest Airlines To Re-enter Milwaukee-Fort Myers Market

Back when Midwest Airlines said it was re-working its route structure to save money, the carrier decided to cut nonstop Milwaukee to Fort Myers flights. Now it’s about to get back in the mix.

Midwest says it will ply the route on a seasonal basis from December 20 through April 18, 2009. Actually, it won’t be Midwest alone that’s doing the flying. In addition to Midwest Boeing 717 twinjets, Midwest is contracting out a slice of the flying to Republic Airlines (Web site: www.republicairlines.com). That carrier will use 76-seat Embraer 170 regional jets on the run.

Final Muskegon Flight for Midwest Airlines

Midwest Airlines has ended services at Muskegon County Airport (Web site: www.muskegonairport.com), after operating at the airport for more than 20 years.

The carrier used to operate two daily flights to Milwaukee, Michigan, from where passengers could continue to other destinations, Wzzm13 News reports.

With Midwest's departure, only Northwest Airlines will be operating at Muskegon, but airport authorities hope that will not be the case for long, the local new provider says.

Midwest Pilots ‘Outraged’ by Outsourced Flights

The chief of the union representing Midwest Airlines’ pilots says he’s “outraged” by airline management’s decision to have Republic Airways’ (Web site: www.rjet.com) crews fly a dozen EMB 170s, effectively replacing all but nine of the Boeing 717s flown by Midwest pilots.

The move “marks a dark day in the history of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and management has essentially sounded the death knell for Midwest Airlines,” contends Captain Jay Schenedorf in a prepared statement. He's chairman of the Midwest unit of the Air Line Pilots Association (Web site: www.alpa.org. Schenedorf maintains the decision also signals the end of the reputation the carrier has built for providing “the best care in the air,” the company’s motto.

Earn Double Miles on Midwest This Fall

Midwest Airlines is giving double miles on all Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect flights this fall.

Customers must register and fly on a published fare ticket between September 8 and November 19. However, tickets for travel on codeshare carriers are excluded from this deal.

Later this year, Midwest Airlines is to reorganize its coach class.