US Airways Resumes Flights between Florida`s Space Coast and Charlotte Hub
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Airline Set to Resume Service to Melbourne, Fla. After Twelve-Year Hiatus
TEMPE, Ariz.--(Business Wire)--
US Airways (NYSE:LCC) will make getting to Florida`s Space Coast easier as the
airline resumes daily non-stop service between Melbourne, Fla. and its largest
hub in Charlotte, N.C. after a twelve-year hiatus. Year-round service is set to
begin Thurs., Feb. 11, 2010. All three daily flights will be operated by wholly
owned US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines using 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700
regional jets.
The new service will offer Melbourne customers convenient connections through
Charlotte Douglas International Airport to US Airways` extensive network. "We`re
glad to be serving Melbourne International Airport again," said US Airways`
Director, Express Planning Jason Reisinger. "US Airways customers in Melbourne
and the Space Coast will once more be able to fly out of their home airport and
will be able to connect to more than 125 domestic and international destinations
through our Charlotte hub."
Richard Ennis, executive director, Melbourne International Airport, said, "We
are delighted to welcome US Airways back to Melbourne and look forward to a
successful partnership for many years to come."
With service to Melbourne, US Airways will fly to 15 destinations in the
Sunshine State. Customers may book beginning Nov. 15 through US Airways` Web
site at www.usairways.com, by calling US Airways Reservations at 1-800-428-4322
or through their travel agent. The flight schedule is as follows:
Charlotte-Melbourne Melbourne-Charlotte
Flight Departure Arrival Flight Departure Arrival
2245 11:25 a.m. 1:05 p.m. 2296* 8:35 a.m. 10:19 a.m.
2255 4:30 p.m. 6:13 p.m. 2246 1:40 p.m. 3:24 p.m.
2257 10:09 p.m. 11:47 p.m. 2256 6:55 p.m. 8:39 p.m.
* Service begins February 12, 2010
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more
than 3,000 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S.,
Canada, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline
employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the
Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,000 daily flights
to 1,071 airports in 171 countries. Together with its US Airways Express
partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and
operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city at
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive
year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence
from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance
facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCG)
-Fly With US-
US Airways, Tempe
Media Relations, 480-693-5729
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