>US AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES FORT LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD AS CARIBBEAN AND LATIN >AMERICA GATEWAY >GoFares Are a Hallmark of the Airline?s Newest Focus City >ARLINGTON, Va., August 23, 2004 -- US Airways® today announced a major >expansion at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport, more than >tripling its daily flights and connecting 10 Caribbean and Latin American >destinations with key cities in the Northeast and Florida, beginning in >February 2005. >In the Caribbean and Latin America, US Airways will introduce new service >in Guatemala City, Guatemala; Kingston, Jamaica; Panama City, Panama; and >San Salvador, El Salvador, subject to foreign government approval. >Additionally, the airline will begin nonstop service between Fort >Lauderdale Hollywood and Nassau, Providenciales, Santo Domingo, and San >José, subject to foreign government approval, and San Juan. Service to >Cancun, which will begin on Oct. 16, 2004 as Saturday-only service, will >increase to daily service in February 2005. >In the U.S., US Airways will link Fort Lauderdale Hollywood with nonstop >service from Boston, Newark, and Key West, Orlando, and Tampa, Fla., >introducing GoFares® on each new route. In addition, US Airways is also >launching GoFares for the first time in Charlotte, N.C., and Pittsburgh, on >flights to and from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood. Charlotte GoFares start as >low as $89** each way, and Pittsburgh GoFares begin at $99* each way. >Recently announced Saturday flights from Baltimore/Washington International >(BWI) and Hartford, Conn., to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood, which begin in >November 2004, will increase to daily service in February 2005. New York >(LaGuardia) service, also slated to begin in November, will gain additional >daily frequency in February. All three are GoFares markets. >Combined with existing US Airways nonstop service to Ronald Reagan >Washington National, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Providence, >R.I., a total of 13 points in the U.S. will be conveniently connected to >the Caribbean and Latin America via Fort Lauderdale Hollywood. >As part of the expansion, US Airways is introducing its first international >GoFares to bring the most value to those travelers with ties between the >U.S. and US Airways? newest Caribbean and Latin American destinations ? >what airlines call Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travelers. GoFares >will be available from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood to Cancun, Guatemala City, >Kingston, Panama City, San José, San Juan, San Salvador, and Santo Domingo. >"The addition of a Caribbean and Latin American gateway in South Florida >allows us to continue our expansion in the region by reaching beyond the >leisure markets, which have become a strength for US Airways," said B. Ben >Baldanza, US Airways senior vice president of marketing and planning. "We >are committed to bringing low, simple fares and easy access for all >customers to South Florida and major U.S. cities, a market that has been >dominated by a single carrier for years. With this expansion, we are >pleased to offer a value-added alternative to larger, congested airports." >SAMPLE EACH-WAY FARES TO/FROM FORT LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD >Destination Fares From* >Cancun$104 >Guatemala City, Guatemala$149 >Kingston, Jamaica$124 >Nassau, Bahamas$ 81 >Panama City, Panama$149 >Providenciales, Turks & Caicos$184 >Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic$124 >San José, , Costa Rica$149 >San Juan, Puerto Rico$104 >San Salvador, El Salvador$149 >BWI$ 79 >Boston$ 72 >Hartford$108 >Key West, Fla.$ 69** >New York (LaGuardia)$ 72 >Newark, N.J.$124 >Orlando, Fla.$ 49 >Tampa, Fla.$ 49 >**The lowest Charlotte and Key West GoFares require roundtrip travel and a >one-night minimum stay. >*Additional taxes and fees ? for domestic travel, a $3.10 federal excise >tax is imposed on each flight segment of the itinerary (a flight segment is >defined as a takeoff and landing); passenger facilities charges of up to >$18 per itinerary; and the September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 per >itinerary. The lowest domestic fares must be purchased seven or 14 days in >advance, are one-way, and are nonrefundable. For travel to the Caribbean >and Latin America, passengers are responsible for payment of U.S. >International Departure and Arrival taxes of $27.40; passenger facilities >charges of up to $18 per itinerary; the September 11th Security Fee of up >to $10 per itinerary, U.S. inspection fees of up to $10.10; and foreign >taxes and fees of up to $64.90. The lowest international fares are >non-refundable and based on required roundtrip travel. Blackout dates >apply, and other restrictions may apply. For more details, visit >usairways.com. >US Airways has many other airline partners, and a part of a trip might be >on one of the partner?s airplanes. These GoFares are available for travel >on the US Airways Express® carriers Air Midwest, Chautauqua, Colgan, Mesa, >Piedmont, PSA, Shuttle America or Trans States, and MidAtlantic Airways. A >flight also might be operated by our Star Alliance partner United >Airlines®. For all of the details about GoFares, including a few other >restrictions, please go to usairways.com. >US Airways is the nation?s seventh-largest airline, serving nearly 200 >communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. >US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and the >US Airways Express partner carriers operate over 3,300 flights per day. For >more information on US Airways flight schedules and fares, contact US >Airways online at usairways.com, or call >US Airways Reservations at 1-800-428-4322. >Reporters needing additional information should contact US Airways >Corporate Communications at (703) 872-5100. >