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DELTA ADDS FLIGHTS: In a rapid competitive response, Delta Air Lines said Monday it will begin nonstop flights from Tampa International Airport to five cities in the Southeast Nov. 1. Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines will fly between Tampa and Knoxville, Tenn., Huntsville, Ala., Charleston, S.C., Greenville, S.C., and Columbia, S.C. Earlier Monday, discount carrier Independence Air said it will fly the same routes beginning Nov. 3. Both airlines are offering introductory one-way fares of $49 to Columbia and $59 to the other cities.
CRYSTAL RIVER AT FULL POWER: Progress Energy Florida said it restarted its Crystal River nuclear generating unit on Saturday and returned it to full power Sunday. The nuclear unit shut down automatically Sept. 6 after wind gusts from Hurricane Frances knocked out a ceramic insulator on a 230-kilovolt transmission line that feeds power to the unit. Meanwhile, Florida Power & Light of Juno Beach said it expects the two generating units at its St. Lucie nuclear plant to be restarted sometime Tuesday and back to full power by the end of the week. The St. Lucie plant, on Hutchinson Island near Fort Pierce, was shut down Sept. 4 as Frances approached.
ORANGE JUICE PRICES FALL: Orange juice prices in New York fell the most in six weeks on speculation that most citrus groves in Florida will escape damage from Hurricane Ivan. Prices had risen 35 percent since Charley damaged groves in Central Florida on Aug. 13 and Frances hit the east coast last week. Orange juice futures for November delivery, reflecting wholesale prices, fell 5.8 cents, or 7 percent, to 76.6 cents a pound on the New York Board of Trade, the biggest drop since July 27.