Independence Air operated services to 37 destinations at the time of its shutdown on January 5, 2006:

Independence Air and its parent company Flyi was not a great success.

A little background is in order before I give you my report on the ride that Independence Air took me for last week.

"I'm never going to be a star on Independence Air!"

Independence Air had some strong supporters.

Over all, fares have not gone up much since Independence Air closed on Jan. 5, industry analysts say.

But tickets booked on the Web site of the new Independence Air will cost the airline 50 cents each to process, he said.

Independence Air said the maintenance problems were fixed before it began operations as a reestanding carrier.

And it is the biggest shareholder, with 9.9 percent, in Flyi, the parent of Independence Air.

As such, analysts are watching to see whether Independence Air can drive its costs down.