A state audit released Thursday alleges the short-lived startup airline Red Way violated federal regulations and squandered $3.7 million in public funds.
Red Way began flights out of Lincoln Airport on June 8.
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Photos: First Red Way flight departs from Lincoln Airport
Passengers board the Red Way inaugural flight to Orlando, Florida, at the Lincoln Airport on Thursday.
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The Red Way inaugural flight to Orlando takes off at the Lincoln Airport on June 8.
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Red Way flight attendants wait to board the inaugural flight to Orlando at Lincoln Airport on Thursday.
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Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird poses for a photo before boarding the inaugural Red Way flight to Orlando at the Lincoln Airport on June 8. The airline announced on Wednesday that it was ceasing operations at the end of the month.
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Breakfast plates wait for passengers on the inaugural Red Way flight to Orlando at the Lincoln Airport on Thursday.
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Transportation Safety Administration agents check Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird’s bags and coffee before the inaugural Red Way flight to Orlando at the Lincoln Airport on Thursday.
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Passengers wait to board the inaugural Red Way flight to Orlando, Florida, at the Lincoln Airport on June 8.
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Red Way Airlines, which blew through $3 million in less than three months last summer, was back in the news Friday when Lancaster County Commission Matt Schulte called for the firing of Lincoln Airport's Executive Director Dave Haring because of the failed airlines.
