ExpressJet expects to relaunch 'within the quarter'

ExpressJet Airlines says it will resume service “within the quarter” after the US Department of Transportation granted the regional carrier permission to restart commercial operations under its own brand. Atlanta-based ExpressJet had shuttered in September 2020 after United terminated its exclusive flying agreement with the airline. It applied to the DOT for recertification on 15 April, saying at the time it planned to fly point-to-point routes to underserved cities that had lost air service ”as a result of US airline industry consolidation and Covid-19-driven route reductions”. “ExpressJet expects to resume service within the quarter with a focus on cities, markets, and customers that have seen diminished air service as a result of airline consolidation and an industry trend towards larger aircraft,” the carrier writes on its website on 30 July. “ExpressJet will leverage its 35-year history of having flown several hundred aircraft to most of America’s smaller airports and intends to provide high-quality, reliable, efficient point-to-point flying service in small and abandoned markets with unmet customer needs - avoiding needless overlap with the major airlines and ultra-low-cost carriers,” the airline adds.<br/>