 Starting about 1985, Eastern offered "Moonlight Specials", with passenger seats on overnight flights scheduled for cargo from thirty freight companies.The flights, which operated between midnight and 7 am, served 18 cities in the United States connecting mainly to Houston (IAH).Eric Schmitt of "The New York Times" said that the services were "a hybrid of late-night, red-eye flights and the barebones People Express approach to service."