• <br /> ~ni a ~x~~~»® <br /> FOR I EDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Beacham <br /> May 8, 1989 Director of Sales & Marketing <br /> (509) 545-6420 <br /> UNITED EXPRESS AND UNITED INCREASE BOISE FLIGHTS <br /> B ISE, Idaho United Express, operated by NPA, Inc., <br /> announ ed that it will add three daily nonstop flights to Seattle <br /> beginn'ng May 31 to create a total of six daily flights to <br /> Seattl In addition, United Airlines announced that it will <br /> add a second daily nonstop flight to Chicago on June 9. <br /> The new flights will increase the daily total of United <br /> Express and United departures from Boise to 19. <br /> United Express began service to Boise March 1 with one <br /> daily n nstop flight to Seattle and three daily nonstop flights <br /> to Port and. On May 1, the airline added a fourth daily <br /> <br /> ~ nonstop flight to Portland. The May 31 schedule will increase <br /> service to a combined total of eight daily flights to Portland <br /> and Sea tle, twice the number of original flights. <br /> Al United Express flights from Boise are operated with <br /> the 30- assenger Embraer Brasilia. Known as the most <br /> technol gically advanced regional aircraft now available, the <br /> Brasili combines so histicated <br /> p passenger amenities with <br /> remarka le 350 mile-per-hour speed. On flights from Boise to <br /> Portlan or Seattle, the Brasilia takes only a few minutes longer <br /> than mo t commercial jets. <br /> United Express operates three Brasilias, and will take <br /> deliver of five additional Brasilias during the next 18 <br /> months. <br /> United began service to Boise in 1926, making it the <br /> airport's oldest airline. It currently operates nonstop flights <br /> to Chic go, Denver, Seattle and San Francisco. <br /> Alli United Express flights at Boise are operated by United <br /> employees through the United gates. ~ ~ 1~ <br /> ' CEi Y ~V <br /> ~t1AY 09 19$9 <br /> DEPT. OF PU3LIC WOF2K5 <br /> C13]~` :`Z~ ~1 Ir~n~c <br /> <br />