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Tuesday July 20, 5:33 PM EDT =
PITTSBURGH (AP)--US Airways (UAIR) plans to offer fewer flights to fewer =
destinations from Pittsburgh International Airport this fall, the airline=
said Tuesday after meeting with area officials.
The airline's proposed schedule - which is still dependent on delivery of=
new regional jets and other factors - means US Airways could operate abo=
ut 240 departures to 65 destinations. That is a decrease from about 370 f=
lights now to 102 destinations.
"For the October-through-January period, Pittsburgh will still operate mo=
re or less like a traditional airline hub, but with less flying and fewer=
destinations," Christopher L. Chiames, US Airways senior vice president =
of corporate affairs, said in a statement.
Airline officials said a reduction of service from August through October=
will be due to reductions or eliminations in flights of affiliate airlin=
es. A detailed schedule for the fall won't be available until August, the=
company said.
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Earlier this year, Arlington, Va.-based US Airways announced it was modif=
ying its hub-and-spoke network to a point-to-point network. Under the new=
plan, Pittsburgh would be a "focus city" with fewer flights but US Airwa=
ys would remain the airport's largest carrier.
Pittsburgh is US Airways' third-largest hub. Philadelphia would remain th=
e carrier's hub for trans-Atlantic flights, and Charlotte, N.C., would re=
main a hub for the company's profitable routes to the Caribbean.
Shares of US Airways Group Inc. rose 15 cents to close at $2.45 Tuesday o=
n the Nasdaq Stock Market. =
Dow Jones Newswires
07-20-04 1733ET
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