European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 2. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 people express to Cut Back flights Newark. . Irp financially troubled people express inc. Announced wednesday it will eliminate service to five cities and change its Price Structure and ticketing policies. The changes Are effective sept. I. The airline also will begin imposing a 50 percent charge for cancellation change or non use of Advance Purchase discount tickets and higher charges for checked Luggage. The cities being eliminated by people express airlines on sept. 15 Are Colum Bia . Dayton Ohio Greensboro High , . Mon Treal and Nashville Tenn. Provincetown Boston airline a com Muter Carrier subsidiary of people express inc., will assume people express airlines service 10 Albany. . Provi Dence , and melbourne., Fla. Stephen Schlachter the airline s Man aging officer said inc cities were being Criminate because people express plans to lease eight aircraft to another Carrier. People express announced the changes the Day before the annual Stock holders meeting scheduled thursday in Newark. The meeting was postponed this month after the Board of directors voted to sell people s Frontier airlines subsidiary to United airlines people express spokesmen said that beginning sept. 5, the airline will offer tickets at three prices an unrestricted coach fare a lower discount fare Avail Able on a first come first served basis on some seals and an Advance Purchase Price. First class service will continue to be available on 7j7 nights. Company spokesman de Lukanc said Llic airline is eliminating its Peak and off Peak fares. The unrestricted coach fare will be approximately equal to the pre sent Peak fare and the discount fare to the off Peak. People express already of fers 14-Day Advance Purchase tickets on most routes. Pares will be subject to change until a ticket has been issued. This is consistent with what s Hap pening in the airline Industry right now Stukane said. The airline will continue to charge s3 per bag for the first three pieces of checked Luggage. But passengers will be charged 120 for the fourth bag and $40 Cor inc fifth. People express expanded quickly after it began no frills Low cos service out of Newark International Airport in 1981. But in he past year the airline has faced increasing Competition from full service airlines offering tickets at comparable prices. The Sale of Frontier airlines would bring people express some much needed Cash but it must be approved by the fed eral transportation department. To As air also has sued United seeking to Block the Sale. Thatcher Cabinet stand firm against sanctions App Taio swimmers try