America West Announces New Service for RDU from Its Phoenix and Las Vegas Hubs
RDU Airport, NC – America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA) announced today that it will initiate new service between Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and its hubs in Phoenix and Las Vegas on May 31, 2002. America West will be the only airline providing two daily nonstop roundtrip flights between Raleigh-Durham and Phoenix and the only airline offering nonstop service four days a week between Raleigh-Durham and Las Vegas.
"America West will offer customers connecting service to 40 destinations throughout the western U.S., Canada and Mexico, creating a link between Raleigh-Durham's high-tech Research Triangle Region with many other high-tech destinations such as Portland, Ore.; Seattle; and the Silicon Valley," said Scott Kirby, executive vice president, sales and marketing.
America West will also provide new connecting service between Raleigh-Durham and 13 cities in the western U.S. Those cities in California are: Bakersfield, Carlsbad, Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Stockton. Cities in Arizona include: Flagstaff, Kingman, Prescott and Yuma. Other cities include: Grand Junction, Colo., Farmington, N.M. and Eugene, Ore.
America West initially announced plans to begin service between Phoenix and Raleigh-Durham last fall, but due to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the service was postponed. The airline will utilize both the Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft for this new service. The A319 features first class seating for 12 and main cabin seating for 112. The A320 features first class seating for 12 and main cabin seating for 138.
The flight schedules are listed below.
Phoenix to RDU
Flight: 841
Departure: 8:51 a.m.
Arrival: 3:52 p.m.
Flight: 843
Departure: 12:00 p.m.
Arrival: 7:10 p.m.
RDU to Phoenix
Flight: 840
Departure: 8:05 a.m.
Arrival: 9:35 a.m.
Flight: 528
Departure: 4:47 p.m.
Arrival: 6:27 p.m.
Las Vegas to RDU
Flight: 849*
Departure: 11:30 p.m.
Arrival: 6:43 a.m.
RDU to Las Vegas
Flight: 848*
Departure: 8:10 p.m.
Arrival: 9:49 p.m.
*Flights operate on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact your professional travel agent or America West at 1-800-2-FLY-AWA (1-800-235-9292). Reservation and information services are also available at www.americawest.com. Customers will receive 3,000 FlightFund bonus miles when they book any ticket at www.americawest.com and travel by May 31, 2002. Customers can sign up for FlightFund, the airline's worldwide frequent flyer program, at www.americawest.com or by calling the FlightFund Service Center at 1-800-247-5691.
America West Airlines, the nation's eighth-largest carrier, serves 88 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Along with its codeshare partners, America West serves more than 170 destinations worldwide. America West ranks number one in on-time performance among all major carriers as recorded in the latest Air Travel Consumer Report published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. America West Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation, an aviation and travel services company with 2001 sales of $2.1 billion. This press release, as well as releases issued in the past year by America West Holdings and its affiliates, can be accessed on the America West Internet site at www.americawest.com.
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