US Airways Express to Add New Erie Regional Jet Service With Nonstop Flights to Philadelphia and Charlotte

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



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