Hooters Air, which featured two scantily
clad Hooters Girls on every flight, confirmed it is ceasing its
public charter flights April 17 and will
offer only private charters for large groups such as sports teams,
according to the Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sun
News. Hooters confirmed the newspaper report but declined to
elaborate.
Hooters Air
started service three years ago after acquiring Pace Airlines, and,
at its height, flew to about 15 destinations.
In the article,
Hooters Air founder Robert Brooks is quoted as saying: The flying
industry is in a terrible mess. Ive got a fair amount of money, but
I dont have enough to fix this animal.
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