Midwest Airlines
Regional carrier Midwest Airlines is a favorite airline with travelers. They are known for their customer service, their reliable flight schedules, and the fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookies they serve to passengers on every flight. The airline currently services 48 destinations with 35 planes, and in 2007, it plans to expand its services even further.

Midwest Airlines is an important employer in its Milwaukee, WI, home base, and it has also reinvested in the Milwaukee community by creating the Midwest Airlines Center Ballroom, which recently hosted former Hewitt Packer CEO Carly Fiorina.

The History Of Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines got is start in 1948 as an airline dedicated to flying executives for the Kimberly Clark Corporation around to meetings in various Midwestern cities. Kimberly Clark evolved this venture first into an airline maintenance business, and eventually, in 1984, into a scheduled, passenger airline; Midwest Airlines. Midwest operates independently from major airlines and does not fly code share regional commuter flights for any of the larger airlines.

Midwest started its own regional jet service, SkyWay Airlines, which operates under the name Midwest Connect. These commuter flights have helped Midwest Airlines expand into new territories.

Midwest formerly operated some of its shorter routes under the name Midwest Express Airlines, but in 2003, it dropped the Midwest Express name in an attempt to make itself sound like a larger airline.

Midwest Airlines also transports cargo on some of their flights.

Buy Midwest Airline Tickets
To buy Midwest Airline tickets, the best place to visit is Midwest’s own website. From the site, you can check out Midwest Airlines’ schedules and fares, plus view the latest Midwest Airlines news. Some passengers who visit the site are confused at by name change from Midwest Express to Midwest on their normal routes; Midwest is the same as Midwest Express Airlines, and the fares are the same.

On the website, passenger can book entire Midwest Airlines vacation, with special discounts on hotels and rental cars through Midwest Airlines partners. These vacations are only to places Midwest flies, for instance, you can’t book a Midwest Airline vacation to Hong Kong, but you can get great deals on all Midwest destinations.