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Officials Irate as Continental Airlines Plans to End Bangor, Maine, Flights.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

| September 17, 1999 | Kornblut, Anne E. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 16 -- WASHINGTON -- Continental Airlines is planning to shut down its service to Bangor, Maine, on Oct. 30, diminishing the capacity of the international airport and raising broad questions about the impact of airline deregulation in rural parts of the country.

The move infuriated both Maine senators, Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan M. Collins, who issued a joint statement saying they were "appalled by Continental's decision" and immediately demanded a Senate hearing on the matter.

Representative John E. Baldacci, a Maine Democrat, said he would hold a hearing at Bangor International Airport next ...

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