Airline plans daily service from its Philadelphia hub
TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC)
today announced it will begin service at London's Heathrow Airport early
next year. Service between Philadelphia and London Heathrow is scheduled to
start on March 29, 2008 with tickets available for purchase on Dec. 1. The
airline plans to operate the flights with US Airways flagship international
aircraft, the Airbus A330 offering 29 Envoy and 259 economy seats.
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The new Philadelphia-Heathrow route will be US Airways' seventh new
transatlantic route since 2006. With the new service, US Airways' European
destinations served from Philadelphia increase to 20.
US Airways President Scott Kirby said, "We are extremely excited to
enter the lucrative Heathrow market and bring this valuable service to the
Philadelphia community. We were fortunate to identify a unique opportunity
to acquire landing and takeoff rights at Heathrow, and given Heathrow's
importance as a European gateway as well as its close proximity to London
for business travelers, we are pleased to take advantage of that
opportunity.
"We are extremely appreciative to the U.S. Department of Transportation
and U.S. Department of State for their leadership in reaching an Open Skies
agreement with the European Union, which makes our entry into Heathrow
possible."
Kirby continued, "At this point we have not made any additional
decisions regarding other international service out of Philadelphia. As we
stated previously, we look forward to working with Philadelphia Mayor-elect
Michael Nutter to achieve our mutual goal of growing international service
at Philadelphia International Airport."
The airline recently acquired the Heathrow arrival/departure slots
necessary to operate this schedule:
Philadelphia - London Heathrow London Heathrow - Philadelphia
Flight Departure Arrival Flight Departure Arrival
720 10:45 p.m. 11:05 a.m. 721 12:50 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
US Airways currently serves 19 million customers annually at its
Philadelphia hub, operating 390 daily flights to 108 destinations in the
United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than
36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and
US Airways Express operate approximately 3,500 flights per day and serve
more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and
Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which
offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155
countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US
Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com. (LCCG)
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