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ADVISORY/Horizon Air Celebrates New Nonstop Service from Tucson to Portland and San Jose at Inaugural Ceremonies
ADVISORY/Horizon Air Celebrates New Nonstop Service from Tucson to Portland and San Jose at Inaugural Ceremonies
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WHAT: Inaugural ceremonies to mark the beginning of Horizon Air's new nonstop jet service from Tucson to Portland and San Jose. WHERE: Tucson International Airport, Gate 5 WHEN: Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, starting at 11:30 a.m. WHO: Bonnie Allin, President and CEO-Elect, Tucson International Airport The Honorable Carol West, Vice Mayor, City of Tucson Patrick Zachwieja, Horizon Air Vice President, Marketing and Planning WHY: "Horizon's new service to Portland and San Jose, coupled with Alaska's service is something we've worked to obtain for 10 years," said Wally Burg, Airport President and CEO. "This new service will help Tucson's economic development interest." HOW: The Tucson-Portland flight departs Tucson daily at 12:40 p.m. The Portland-Tucson flight departs Portland daily at 1:40 p.m. The two-hour-and-40-minute nonstop flight cuts about two hours off the shortest air travel time previously available between Tucson and Portland. The Tucson-San Jose flights depart Tucson at 7:50 a.m. daily except Sunday and 5:55 p.m. daily except Saturday. The San Jose-Tucson flights depart San Jose at 9:20 a.m. daily except Sunday and 7:25 p.m. daily except Saturday. Flight time is two hours each way. ETC: -- From Horizon's Portland hub, passengers can make easy connections to Horizon nonstop flights to Boise, Eugene, Eureka, Klamath Falls, Medford, North Bend/Coos Bay, Pasco/Tri-Cities, Pendleton, Redding, Redmond/Bend, Sacramento, Spokane and Vancouver, B.C. -- Horizon Air is the only airline to offer nonstop service between Tucson and Portland/San Jose. -- The flights will be operated with new, 70-seat CRJ-700 regional jets. Horizon is the first airline in North America to operate the CRJ-700, one of the world's quietest commercially operated jet aircraft. The jet has far less noise and fuel emissions than required by even the most environmentally sensitive airports. -- Interviews will be held after the presentations.
Horizon Air serves 41 cities throughout Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc.
R.S.V.P. Cheryl Temple, 206/431-4672
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CONTACT: | Horizon Air |
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Cheryl Temple, 206/431-4672 | |
Dan Russo, 206/431-4513 | |