US Airways Express to Add New Erie Regional Jet Service With Nonstop Flights to Philadelphia and Charlotte
June 06 2004 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
US Airways Express to Add New Erie Regional Jet Service With
Nonstop Flights to Philadelphia and Charlotte ARLINGTON, Va., June
6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways Express today announced that
it will begin nonstop regional jet service between Erie, Pa., and
both Charlotte, N.C., and Philadelphia, beginning Aug. 8, 2004. The
new daily flights to both cities will be operated by US Airways
Express carrier PSA Airlines using 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets
(CRJs). Erie-Charlotte flights will operate once daily, with
Erie-Philadelphia roundtrip flights operating four times each day.
"This service expansion from Erie into our two largest hubs
represents a 40 percent increase in capacity for the Erie
community, as well as more daily flights and regional jets," said
Andrew P. Nocella, US Airways vice president of network and revenue
management. "We have long served the Erie community and are pleased
to be able to continue to operate at Erie International in a much
greater way." "Senator Santorum, Congressman English and I have
been pressing for two and a half years to bring more regional jet
service to Erie, since I held a hearing in Erie in January 2002, so
I am delighted to see these additions. It will be especially
helpful to have four daily round trips between Philadelphia and
Erie," said U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. "US Airways' decision to
resume service from Erie to Philadelphia is a much needed boost for
our region's economic development," said English. "I'm pleased that
US Airways has recognized Erie's significance as a center for
travel and commerce." US Airways Express currently operates eight
daily flights between Erie and Pittsburgh, using two CRJs and six
30-seat Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. Beginning Aug. 8, US Airways
Express will operate four daily Erie-Pittsburgh flights, using one
CRJ and three Saab 340 aircraft. US Airways has been serving Erie
since the 1950s. US Airways is the nation's seventh-largest
airline, serving nearly 200 communities in the U.S., Canada,
Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways, US Airways
Shuttle and the US Airways Express partner carriers operate over
3,300 flights per day. For more information on US Airways flight
schedules and fares, contact US Airways online at usairways.com, or
call US Airways Reservations at 1-800-428-4322. DATASOURCE: US
Airways CONTACT: US Airways Press Office, +1-703-872-5100 Web site:
http://www.usairways.com/
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