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<br /> 11/3~'/O1 FRI 16:3 FAX 541 6$2 6838 EUGENE AIRPORT PW ADMIN X001 <br /> Post lt• Fax Note g71 Dace <br /> ' From <br /> ~ ^ EUGENE <br /> P~ " Pnona • ~ AIRPORT <br /> Fax Fax ~ ~ City of Eugene <br /> ~ Mahlon Sweet Field <br /> 28855 Lockheed Dcive <br /> Eugene,Chegon 97402-9500 <br /> 541/682.5430 <br /> Fax 541/682.6838 <br /> www.eugencairport.com <br /> PRESS RELEASE <br /> Friday, N vember 30, 2001 <br /> For Imme late Release <br /> ~ Thanksglvin weekend traffic "encouraging" <br /> toad counts m the four day Thanksgiving weekend (Thursday-Sunday) show travelers are, once <br /> again, choosi g to fly out of Eugene to reach their holiday destinations. <br /> Horizon Air a eraged 88°/n of capacity over the four-day weekend -filling every available seat on <br /> Thursday and Saturday and was at 97% capacity on Sunday. <br /> America Wes Express averaged 86% of capacity on its non-stop flights to Phoenix. Thursday loads <br /> were at 92°k; aturday was at 95%; Sunday flights were 83% full. <br /> United Airline averaged a healthy 85% of capacity for the entire weekend. Skywest, which operates <br /> under the Uni ed Express banner with flights to Portland, was at 58% of capacity, and Air Wisconsin <br /> which also o rates under the United Express banner with flights to Denver, was at 80% of capacity. <br /> Airport Man ger Bob Noble is encouraged by the Thanksgiving traffic - "Travelers recognize that <br /> while some fl ht frequencies have been reduced, we haven't lost any destinations. You can still get <br /> there from h e." <br /> I <br /> ~ For more inf rmation, please contact l3ob Noble, Eugene Airport Manager at 682-5430. <br /> i <br /> <br />