Sun Country Airlines, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month (ATWOnline, Oct. 7), said it will pay employees 70% of their pay for the rest of 2008 instead of 50% as originally announced. Chairman, President and CEO Stan Gadek, in a message to employees, cited "continued customer support for our business in the form of new bookings" and explained that SCA had more cash on hand than expected. But he warned that the carrier is "still at risk."
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