TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC)
reported its operational performance numbers for the busy travel period
surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. Over the five-day period (Wednesday,
Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 25), the airline's arrivals within 14 minutes
of schedule (which is the measure the Department of Transportation uses to
measure on-time performance in the airline industry) averaged 86.6 percent
and the airline completed 99.6 percent of its scheduled flights.
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"Our dedicated and hard working employees did a tremendous job taking
care of our customers during the busy holiday travel weekend," said US
Airways' President Scott Kirby. "Not only was it our best Thanksgiving but
it was also our best Wednesday through Sunday on-time performance of any
week since our merger. We expect this positive operational momentum created
this past week will no doubt carry us through the rest of this year and
into 2008.
"The U.S. Department of Transportation should also be commended for
their part in making the Thanksgiving holiday travel period a successful
one for our customers and US Airways thanks Secretary Peters and her team
for their initiatives," Kirby said.
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)
SOURCE US Airways
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