<br /> ~~~a /TE cX~~c»® <br /> FOR RELE SE JAN. 4, 1988 CONTACT: John Beacham <br /> Director, Sales & Marketing <br /> (509) 545-6420 <br /> UNITED EXPRESS BEGINS NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO SEATTLE <br /> E GENE United Express will increase its service here by adding <br /> three da ly non-stop flights to Seattle to its current schedule of <br /> non-stop service to Portland. <br /> The 75-minute non-stop flights to Seattle will begin Jan. 25, <br /> accordin~ to Craig Belmondo, president of the Tri-Cities-based United <br /> Express. <br /> " ur marketing research indicates that a significant number of <br /> traveler prefer to fly to Seattle without any stops," Belmondo said. <br /> "This ne Express Lane service will enable people to reach Seattle <br /> faster a d easier." <br /> I addition to the three daily non-stop flights to Seattle, the <br /> new sche ule will offer four direct (one-stop) flights to Seattle via <br /> Portland Travelers may also reach Seattle by connecting to one of the 14 <br /> daily Un ted Express flights between Portland and Seattle, Belmondo said. <br /> 0 erated by the privately held NPA, Inc., United Express started <br /> service o Eugene in November with six daily non-stop flights to Portland <br /> and cont nuing service to Seattle. Since adding Eugene, its sixth city, to <br /> its rout system, United Express has also started service to Redmond/Bend <br /> in Centr 1 Oregon. <br /> A a marketing partner with United Airlines, United Express offers <br /> air trav lers convenient connections with United Airlines flights at <br /> MORE <br /> <br />