US Airways Restores Fort Lauderdale-New York Service; Route Becomes Latest GoFares Market
July 26 2004 - 11:51AM
PR Newswire (US)
US Airways Restores Fort Lauderdale-New York Service; Route Becomes
Latest GoFares Market ARLINGTON, Va., July 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways today announced that it will
resume service between New York (LaGuardia) and Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., on Nov. 7, 2004, with four daily nonstop roundtrip flights.
With the introduction of this service, US Airways also brings
customers its new low GoFares(R), with ticket prices starting as
low as $99* one way, with no minimum stay or roundtrip purchase
required. "Our decision to resume service in the New York-Florida
market marks the beginning of many other changes to our network as
we continue to implement our transformation plan," said Andrew P.
Nocella, US Airways vice president of network and revenue
management. "Fort Lauderdale is the second largest destination from
New York and we are very pleased to be able to restore service and
offer low fares on this popular route, one that we served for many
years." New Fort Lauderdale-New York Schedule Departs Fort
Lauderdale Arrives New York 7:30 a.m. 10:17 a.m. 11:40 a.m. 2:31
p.m. 3:15 p.m. 6:02 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 10:02 p.m. Departs New York
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 7:30 a.m. 10:34 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 2:18 p.m.
3:15 p.m. 6:21 p.m. 6:55 p.m. 10:01 p.m. *US Airways' GoFares are
simple, however, in addition to the fare, the federal government
requires that the company collect a tax of $3.10 every time a
customer takes off on one of US Airways' planes, plus $2.50 per
segment, up to $10 per trip (the September 11th Security Fee). Some
of the airports that customers might visit also charge up to $4.50
for passing through, but the total is capped at $18 per trip. The
lowest fares must be purchased seven days in advance and are
nonrefundable. Other restrictions may apply. For more details, see
usairways.com. At LaGuardia, US Airways operates 203 daily
departures to 39 destinations in the U.S., Canada and the
Caribbean. From Fort Lauderdale, US Airways operates six daily
flights to Philadelphia (a seventh trip will be added in October),
five daily flights to Charlotte, N.C., three daily flights to
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, two daily flights to
Pittsburgh, once- weekly (Saturday) service to Providence, R.I.,
and twice-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) service to Bermuda. 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: Amy Kudwa of US
Airways, +1-703-872-5100 Web site: http://www.usairways.com/
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