US Airways Makes Life a Beach With New Service From Charlotte, N.C. to Daytona Beach, Fla.
Airline plans three daily roundtrips from its Charlotte hub
TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) will add Daytona Beach, Fla. to its route network with three daily roundtrips from Charlotte, N.C. The service is set to begin on Feb. 1, 2008 with tickets already available for purchase at
http://www.usairways.com or by calling reservations at 800-428-4322.
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"Daytona Beach complements our already robust Florida schedule from Charlotte. We now offer 12 destinations in Florida from Charlotte with 65 daily flights," US Airways Senior Vice President, Schedule Planning and Alliances Andrew Nocella.
U.S. Rep. John L. Mica said, "We welcome back US Airways, whose return to Daytona Beach will be a great benefit to the traveling public and the greater Daytona Beach economy.
"Having US Airways service from Daytona Beach International Airport will conveniently connect this region and it residents with destinations across the U.S. and the world."
US Airways Express carrier Republic Airlines will operate the route with 86-seat Embraer 175 regional jet aircraft.
The schedule will be as follows:
Charlotte - Daytona Beach Daytona Beach - Charlotte
Flight Departure Arrival Flight Departure Arrival
3115 10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 3114 8:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m.
3117 3:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 3116 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m.
3119 8:00 p.m. 9:45 p.m. 3118 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
US Airways currently serves 26 million customers annually at its Charlotte hub, operating 522 daily flights to 121 destinations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,500 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at
http://www.usairways.com. (LCCG)
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SOURCE US Airways 12/03/2007
CONTACT: US Airways, +1-480-693-5729
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