Independence Air Discontinues Flights

      FLYi, Inc., parent of low-fare airline Independence Air, announced Monday that it will discontinue all scheduled flights planned to depart after 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5.
      Customers whose trips are scheduled before Thursday evening will be able to fly without disruptions. The company is seeking bankruptcy court approval to automatically refund customers with reservations for flights scheduled to depart beyond that time.
      Independence Air serviced Jacksonville International, Orlando International, Palm Beach International and Tampa International airports.
      Customers with roundtrip reservations for trips departing before the cessation of operations (including those customers who have already departed), but were scheduled to return afterwards, will be contacted by Independence Air and offered the opportunity to change their return reservations to one of the remaining days of operation. All change fees will be waived for changes made by phone. No refunds will be offered for free tickets or vouchers. Customers are urged to visit the airline’s www.FLYi.com website if they have further questions as callers to the company’s toll-free number (1-800-FLY-FLYi or 1-800-359-3594) will likely experience long wait times.