Independence Air Announces New Airbus Service From Washington Dulles to New York LaGuardia

DULLES, Va., Sept. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Low-fare airline Independence Air (NASDAQ:FLYi) is announcing new service aboard its 132- passenger Airbus A319 planes from Washington Dulles International Airport to New York's LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) beginning October 31, 2005.

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The flight schedule will include two daily roundtrips, with departures from Washington at 9:30am and 3:00pm and departures from LaGuardia at 12:35pm and 5:15pm.  Tickets for the new flights as well as flights to all Independence Air destinations are available for sale now at http://www.flyi.com(r/).

Independence Air Chairman and CEO Kerry Skeen said, "From the time we first launched service with Independence Air in June of last year, customers have been telling us that LaGuardia is their preferred airport in the New York metro area.  We've been listening. We're very excited to finally get approval from the Department of Transportation to operate there, and look forward to launching at the end of October."  He added, "While our initial schedule at LaGuardia will include two daily roundtrips, we are hopeful to be able to receive authorization to expand that number as time goes on."

The new Airbus flights are part of an overall strategic plan to reduce the total number of CRJ departures throughout the Independence Air system, while increasing total Airbus departures by serving more East Coast destinations and fewer cities in the West.

CRJ flights to two New York airports -- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Stewart International Airport (SWF) -- will be discontinued after October 30, 2005 just as the LaGuardia Airbus service begins. CRJ service to three other airports -- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Louisville International Airport (SDF) and Indianapolis International Airport (IND) -- will also be discontinued on that same date.  Frequency adjustments will be made in a number of other markets to decrease the total number of CRJ departures systemwide.

Independence Air is the low-fare airline that makes travel fast and easy for its customers with a customer-first attitude, innovative thinking and a willingness to challenge the status quo.

Independence Air, the "i" logo mark, FLYi, FLYi.com, and Tender Loving Service are service marks of Independence Air, Inc. 

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