BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhuanet) -- To cope with rising fuel costs, Midwest Air Group announced on Sunday it will cut daily flights to 11 United States cities including Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis and two Florida destinations. 

Midwest will stop flying on Sept. 8 to Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers in Florida, as well as to San Diego, the company said in a statement on Sunday.

The airline will keep its service to Los Angeles and Seattle, though passengers will travel through Kansas City, Mo., as they do on its San Francisco route, the company said.

Eight more cities, including Baltimore, Hartford, St. Louis, San Antonio and Louisville, Ky., would be dropped from its Midwest Connect regional jet service after Sept. 8, Midwest said.

The airline also says it will no longer offer daily flights to Orlando, Fla., from Milwaukee, though it will fly passengers there from October to April.

Midwest Airlines spokesman Michael Brophy said the airline will do its best to rebook passengers who have bought tickets for flights that are being canceled, and refunds passengers who can't be rebooked.

Last week, the company announced it was cutting 1,200 jobs -- about 40 percent of its 3,000-plus work force.

The cuts affect pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and ground crews.

(Xinhuanet)