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US Airways Connects Customers in the East and West with New Flights

US Airways (NYSE:LCC) today announced the addition of two new routes
from New York City and North Carolina. Beginning March 10, 2012,
customers on the East Coast can take advantage of US Airways’ first-ever
flight beyond the 1,500 mile limit set by the perimeter rule at New
York’s LaGuardia Airport with Saturday service to the airline’s Phoenix
hub. Additionally, starting March 4, 2012 customers in Salt Lake City
will have access to daily year-round service to US Airways’ largest hub
in Charlotte, N.C. US Airways will operate daily to Salt Lake City with
150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft and the Phoenix-LaGuardia route will be
operated with 124-seat Airbus A319 aircraft.

Howard Kass, US Airways’ vice president of legal and government affairs
said, “We are pleased to offer our customers non-stop flights from New
York’s LaGuardia Airport to Phoenix with the Saturday-only exception to
the LaGuardia perimeter rule. Customers in the New York area now have
yet another opportunity to explore the West with convenient connections
to more than 28 destinations.”

The schedule for the new flights between Phoenix and LaGuardia is as
follows:

Phoenix – New York – LaGuardia

Flight

Departure

Arrival

918

4:05 p.m.

10:45 p.m. (March 10)

918

3:05 p.m.

10:45 p.m. (Beginning March 17 to reflect Daylight Saving Time)

New York – LaGuardia – Phoenix

Flight

Departure

Arrival

917*

10:00 a.m.

1:40 p.m. (March 10)

917

10:00 a.m.

12:40 p.m. (Beginning March 17 to reflect Daylight Saving Time)

With the new service from Salt Lake City to the airline’s hub in
Charlotte, N.C., US Airways customers in the West will have convenient,
one-stop access to more than 90 destinations.

Andrew Nocella, US Airways’ senior vice president of marketing and
planning said, “We’re now providing our customers in the West easy
connections to destinations in the East, and the Caribbean, from our
Charlotte hub. We’re also happy to offer our customers in the East a
chance to explore Salt Lake City.”

The schedule for the new flights between Charlotte, N.C. and Salt Lake
City is as follows:

Charlotte, N.C. – Salt Lake City

Flight

Departure

Arrival

449

8:30 p.m.

10:45 p.m.

Salt Lake City – Charlotte, N.C.

Flight

Departure

Arrival

448*

11:59 p.m.

5:54 a.m.

*Indicates a next-day arrival

Source: US Airways

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