America West Announces New Service Between Las Vegas and Palm Springs, Calif.
July 05 2005 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
America West Announces New Service Between Las Vegas and Palm
Springs, Calif. PHOENIX, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America
West Airlines (NYSE:AWA), the nation's second largest low-cost
airline, announces new service between its Las Vegas hub and Palm
Springs, Calif., which will begin on Oct. 1, 2005. Palm Springs
customers will not only enjoy access to one of the world's premier
leisure destinations, but will also have convenient, one-stop
connections to other America West destinations such as Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York City and Philadelphia.
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With this service, America West will operate 153 daily departures
and serve 61 nonstop destinations from Las Vegas McCarran
International Airport, more than any other carrier. The airline
already offers passengers in Palm Springs four roundtrip flights a
day to its largest hub in Phoenix, which operates 322 daily
departures to 93 nonstop destinations. "We're pleased to offer this
new service between our Las Vegas hub and California's Coachella
Valley," said Dion Flannery, vice president, scheduling and route
planning. "This new service is a great complement to our current
Palm Springs service and will offer passengers even more access to
our extensive North American route network." "We're thrilled to
have America West serving its Las Vegas hub and fully expect the
service to be successful. We believe that there is a strong demand
for this market and the many connecting opportunities that are
available for our residents and visitors," remarked Richard Walsh,
Palm Springs International Airport director of aviation. America
West Express, operated by Mesa Airlines, will provide the new
service utilizing the 37-seat deHavilland Dash 8 aircraft. The
flight schedule is listed below: Las Vegas to Palm Springs Palm
Springs to Las Vegas Flight Departs Arrives Flight Departs Arrives
6100 11:59 p.m. 1:04 a.m. 6103 9:10 p.m. 10:10 p.m. For more
information or to book a ticket, customers may go to
http://www.americawest.com/?c=12270816PSP. Customers may also
purchase tickets by calling America West at 1-800-2-FLY-AWA
(1-800-235-9292) or by contacting a travel agent. Travel agents are
encouraged to use http://www.hpagentlink.com/, which is an online
booking tool that America West designed specifically for travel
agents only. For corporate travelers, http://www.awacorplink.com/
is an effective online resource that helps companies take control
of their corporate-travel management needs without booking fees.
Approximately 60,000 customers upgrade their low-fare experience
every day when they get on board America West. The airline's 14,000
employees are proud to offer a range of services including more
destinations than any other low-cost carrier, first-class cabins,
assigned seating, airport clubs and an award-winning frequent flyer
program. America West operates nearly 1,000 flights daily to 94
destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. This press
release and additional information on America West can be accessed
at http://www.americawest.com/. (AWAG) Get on Board -AWA-
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CONTACT: Phil Gee of America West Airlines, +1-480-693-5729 Web
site: http://www.americawest.com/
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