America West/U.S. Air will renew its winter service between Telluride Regional Airport and Phoenix this winter with two daily non-stop flights, beginning December 15, 2006, with a 37-passenger Dash 8 aircraft operating the Telluride-to-Phoenix air service through March 31, 2007.
“We’re pleased that America West/USAir will be serving the Telluride Airport this coming winter,” said Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization President Tom Hess.
Hess went on to pronounce the Telluride-to-Phoenix route as benefiting “both Telluride local residents and visitors alike,” while at the same time “providing great connections to other destinations in Arizona, Southern California and the West Coast.”
Effective Friday, Dec. 15, Telluride-bound flights will depart from Phoenix daily at 9:45 and 11:11 a.m., while Phoenix-bound flights depart Telluride daily at 11:48 a.m. and 1:29 p.m. Flight time is not quite two hours.
The TMRAO is pursuing air-service growth for both Telluride and Montrose airports to meet local and visitor traveler demand through revenue guarantee agreements with air carriers.
Hess estimates that the TMRAO program brings direct guest spending of more than $60 million dollars to the Telluride/Montrose region, going on to generate over $200 million in combined economic activity.
In other airline news, TMRAO has secured air service for the coming winter into the Telluride and Montrose regional airports from nine non-stop destinations (with thousands of worldwide connections) on five major U.S. Carriers. For more information, please call 970/728-7465.
The recent merger of U.S. Airways and America West has created this country’s fifth largest domestic airline, employing nearly 35,000 aviation professionals. U.S. Airways, U.S. Airways Shuttle and U.S. Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day, serving more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America.
U.S. Airways is a member of Star Alliance, the global airline alliance established in 1997 with the goal of offering customers both worldwide access and a smooth travel experience, and now offering more than 15,500 daily flights to 842 destinations in 152 countries. Voted Best Airline Alliance by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005, Star Alliance members include Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United, U.S. Airways and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network.