Early Morning San Francisco Flight Starts Next Week

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05/OZ/~03 FRI 11:31 FAX 541 682 6838 EUGENE AIRPORT PW ADMIN I~j001 EUGENE AIRPORT city of Hugene Muhlr,n Sw'cct Field 3RX55 Lnckhe~d Drive Eugene. Oregon 974113 S4 I /1,R2,.5d1f) Fox 541/bR3.h83R ~ .PRESS RELEASE May 2, 2003 For Immedfat Re{ease Early Mornln San Francisco Flight Starts Next Week Business tra elers excited about new flight Next Monday, May 5th, United Express adds a sixth daily non-stop flight between the Eugene Airport and San Fran isco. •The new flight will depart from Eugene at 5:50 AM; an additional flight back from San Francisc will arrive in Eugene at 11.39 PM. Both flights wilt use regional jets with a capacity of 50 passenger adding a total of 100 seats a day to the Eugene Airport flight schedule. Eugene Cha ber President Dave Hauser says, "Members of the Eugene/Springfield business community ar excited about the United Airlines decision. Because the additional flight will be an early morning dep ore making business connections will be even easier from Eugene." Hauser adds, "With the add ion of Medford and Las Vegas, the Eugene Airport now serves eight destinations on a daily basis; in 1998 we had service to only four. Today business travelers enjoy direct service to Seattle, Port) nd, LA, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Medford. Given the challenges of the airline i dustry and the associated plight that it brings to communities our size, Eugene is well positioned fo even more growth in airline service." Eugene Airp rt Manager Bob Noble adds that current United Express flights to San Francisco are flying with an average passenger load of 84% of capacity, a good indicator that there is strong demand and a need for additional service. The addition of these new United Express flights in May will bring the to I number of daily departures and arrivals at the Eugene Airport to 58; a 16% increase since last ye r. For more inf rmation, please contact Bob Noble at the Eugene Airport (682-5430).