European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Concorde s Appeal expands beyond the super Rich by Eric Schmitt now York times Ernie and Marilyn Moschenross got married Faal july Raveling at twice the Speed of sound 55,000 eel in she air. We did 1 want a traditional wedding said Moschenross. A 32-year-old general manager of a fabric store Chain in Vancouver. British Columbia. In an Era in which Jel liners have become the subways of the skies is Moschenros ses joined the growing ranks of afr travellers yearning to put he fancy Bach into flight by Riding the concorde the Needle thin droopy nosed supersonic plane. The Chariot of corporate executives and the super Rich regular one Way Iran Ailan Lic fares now Coal More than $2,100 Iha concorde has now been put within the reach of Many Erst while armchair travellers thanks to an array of cheaper Charier flights offered through air France and British airways operators of Tho planes. Tha two airline Are working with Independent Lour operators 1o transform tha planes Idle ground Lime into a Charier business that has brought concorde to America s heartland and falter profits to the carriers coffers. There s no mystery o it said Bruce c. Haxthausen a spokesman for air France in new York. We re trying to maximize Uio concorde s  last year air France and British airways flew about 100 Charters at 100 seats a plane to and from american destinations up from just e handful three years ago. The Charters Range from two hour supersonic Joy rides Complete with in flight Champagne to package Tours Hal Combine a Iran att and concorde crossing with a return sailing on the Queen Elizabeth 2. Fine cry lat Linen tablecloths and red Carpel a ealm enl await the concorde travellers All of whom Are considered first class passengers. Everyone s been to Hawaii they be done Acapulco then this comes  said Ronald harsh general manager of , travel inc., a Iravea Agency in Dayton Ohio that offers concorde-qe2 package trips. Elsewhere the Boom is on end includes deals such As these air France nearly sold out its two hour new year s Evo flight Over the Atlantic from Kennedy International Airport. The so called flight to nowhere concluded with a new year s eve party at a new York nightclub. The Price was $799 per person about one third the Cost of a regular concorde seat from new York to Paris. Carriage travel Tho Vancouver based operator that leased the air France concorde on which 1ha Moschenros ses were married plans to Fly 10 two hour Charters Over the Pacific in Early january from Oakland International Airport. The Lare is $895, canapes and open bar included. Air Jamaica has leased a British airways concorde or 12 flights Between new York and montage Bay through March 7. A one Way ticket coals $799. Concorde passengers speak of the Aura and mystique of flying at 1,350 Mph at the Edge of space where the sky turns mauve and the Earth s surface curves. It was a once in a Lito Lime Deal said Ken m. Tossey who look a concorde-qe2 trip from Columbus Ohio to London with his wife Chloe last july Tho concorde which celebrates its i he anniversary this month operates Reg Larty scheduled flights from Miami Washington and new Yolk predictably the chartered sets have made their biggest splash in cities new to the plane such As Buffalo Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs where throngs of curious spectators have wailed for hours for a glimpse of he Elliner. In Dayton Ohio the Wright Brothers Hometown that has Many aviation enthusiasts about 40,000 people jammed roads leading to the Airport last May to watch a chartered British airways concorde land. People brought blankets coolers and Lawn chairs said Sharon Coudill a spokesman for Dayton International Airport. It was a big Deal the Pilot was signing autographs and  the people who coma out to watch Are prop ecu a customers said Deborah m. Bernstein a spokesman for British airways in new York which leases ils planes to tour operators for $153,000 a trip. It tit summer a vhf pm a Boston radio station chartered a British airways concorde for a night View of Halter s Comet and invited so listeners who had won a station sponsored contest. People were More intrigued Wilh 1he plane than the Comet said Kenneth g. Spitzer tha station s general manager. And for that special sentimental trip you can rent a concorde for yourself just As Willy Thelsen did a year ago. To celebrate his 40lh birthday Theisen founder of the godfather s pizza parlor Chain paid $250,000 to Fly his Wile and 96 friends and business associates Between London and his Home in Omaha. In London Theisen picked up the Tab for five Days of accommodations before fitting Home there s been nothing to top it he said. Ration costly to Small competitors eleven at one mergers amp Ahostiletake-ov6r at three one Tafea bankrupt amp Stock 809out at up Holu  Hwy 21, a Frank Lorenzo Carrier based primarily in California. And the merger trend is expected to continue. Carl c. I caftan an investor who specializes in takeovers and is chairman of trans world airlines has said repeatedly that Twa plans to acquire another airline to strengthen its Domestic operations Twa already acquired Ozark lest year. Some markets such As Minneapolis Detroit and St. Louis could become so dominated by one major Carrier that it will largely be immune to Competition end fares could Rise by Large amounts. Also the ability of new carriers to enter markets while wide open in theory has become highly restricted in reality. Investors frightened by the Large number of failures by new carriers have become reluctant to Back new airlines. And so Many major markets Are dominated by Farge entrenched carriers that a new entrant has Little Chance to break in. In general newcomers can Hope to survive Only in the smaller out of the Way cities. The new entrant phenomenon is a dead concept Michael Derchin an airline analyst for the first Boston corp., said. The Large established airlines he said have proved to be much More nimble in adapting to deregulation than anyone had expected. They have pressed their unions for concessions gaining such precedents As hiring new workers at much lower wages and greater ability to rotate people in jobs and to use part timers for Peak periods. They have further brought Down their costs by ordering highly efficient aircraft. They have also staffed expansions by using newly hired Tow paid employees thus in effect creating a Low Cost Carrier within their companies. Moreover there Are some analysts who believe that the trend toward oligopoly is overstated and that instead of new carriers setting off nationwide Fara wars As people express did. In will be Low Cost units ensling within such Large airlines As american and United thai will put pressure on Tares. Daniel Kasper an airline consultant with Harbridge House and a former official with the civil aeronautics Board said that in some ways people express was too successful. It forced High Cost earners to face up to their disadvantages very quickly and they  the stars and stripes Page 16