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<br /> = <br /> MAHLON S EET AIRPORT • 28855 LOCKHEED DRIVE • EUGENE, OREGON 97402 (503) 687-5430 <br /> March 29, 989 <br /> 1 NEWS RELEA E <br /> For more i formation, contact: ~ ~ ~ ~ V <br /> Diane Uto, Market Development Ma ge <br /> Mahlon Swe t Airport, 687-5430 ~ I~PR 07 1989 <br /> DEPT. OF ptlflUC WpRK$ <br /> CITY flF EUGENE <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> Study Shows Local Air Fares Comparable <br /> to Those in Portland <br /> A rece t study comparing air fares at Eugene's Mahlon Sweet Airport with <br /> ;those at Po tland International Airport shows ticket prices are comparable in <br /> ,the two cit es. <br /> Fourte n-day advance purchase fares to Eugene's top 25 U.S. markets were <br /> ',compared in early March. Of the 25 markets compared, Eugene fares were the <br /> 'same as Port and in 14 markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, New York, <br /> -San Jose, Sa t Lake City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Eugene fares <br /> wwere as much as X40 lower than Portland in four major markets Los Angeles, <br /> Las Vegas, P oenix and San Diego. <br /> I -more- <br /> <br />