ExpressJet Launches Service Under Its Own Brand at BFL
February 05 2007 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Bakersfield Welcomes ExpressJet Airlines, Young Fleet and Non-Stop
Routes With Upgraded Service To Meadows Field BAKERSFIELD, Calif.,
Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beginning today, ExpressJet
Airlines starts ticket sales from Meadows Field (BFL) for non-stop
service to San Diego. "We're pleased to welcome ExpressJet, one of
the nation's largest regional airlines, and one of Fortune
Magazine's Most Admired Airlines in 2005 and 2006, to Bakersfield,"
Don Maben, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors said. Mike Maggard,
Supervisor District 3 said ExpressJet will offer travelers to and
from Bakersfield an important non-stop travel option, "and it will
also fly a young fleet of aircraft with upgraded services." Jim
Ream, ExpressJet President and CEO, stated the ExpressJet fleet of
50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft are configured with no middle
seat, assigning every ExpressJet passenger a seat on the aisle,
window, or both. ExpressJet branded service will also offer an
improved customer experience with valet carry-on bag service and
complimentary recognized name-brand snacks with full service meal
options on longer flights. "We thought Bakersfield was the right
market for ExpressJet because we can provide value by saving our
customers time and making travel more convenient," Ream said. "Now,
our customers will be able to relax on a non-stop flight, in a
comfortable leather seat with more than 100 channels of free XM(R)
Satellite Radio." With its entrance into the market, ExpressJet
plans to hire nine employees locally, and invest approximately
$270,000 in airport facilities and equipment. ExpressJet schedules
and fares are available for sale through most distribution channels
for service originating from six markets: Los Angeles/Ontario,
Sacramento, San Diego, San Antonio, Austin and New Orleans, to
destinations in: Bakersfield, Albuquerque, Spokane, Boise, Tucson,
Omaha, Kansas City, Mo., Colorado Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma City,
Birmingham, Raleigh/Durham, Louisville, Monterey, Calif., Fresno,
Jacksonville, Fla., El Paso, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Booking and
updated flight information is available on http://www.xjet.com/ and
through most travelers' preferred providers including travel
agencies and online distributors. About ExpressJet ExpressJet
Holdings operates numerous divisions designed to leverage its
management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present
in its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and
ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines' multiple operations
include capacity purchase agreements for mainline carriers serving
over 150 destinations in North and Central America with more than
1,300 departures per day; corporate aviation providing clients
customized 50-seat travel options; training services through its
world-class facility in Houston, Texas; and branded flying,
providing non- stop service to 24 markets concentrated in the West,
Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. ExpressJet
Services is the North American partner to three major European
original equipment manufacturers and provides composite, sheet
metal, interior and thrust reverser repairs throughout five
facilities in the United States. For more information, visit
http://www.expressjet.com/ and http://www.xjet.com/. DATASOURCE:
ExpressJet Airlines CONTACT: Kristy Nicholas, +1-832-353-3333,
1-877-958-NEWS, Web site: http://www.expressjet.com/
http://www.xjet.com/
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