Airlines: The Commuters

Fort Wayne, Ind., is a base for 19 important industries, but the visiting businessman who attempts to reach them by air often has a hard time—because Fort Wayne, in spite of its population of 162,000, does not generate sufficient air traffic to maintain a busy commercial schedule. TWA two years ago dropped it as a scheduled stop; United and Delta still serve the city, but outbound travelers have to scramble for seats on planes already filled before they reach the city's Baer Field. The result is that Fort Wayne, in an age when most businessmen jet-hop to business appointments, is...

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