FORT WORTH, Texas, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today begins
daily round-trip jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and
Garden City Regional Airport in Garden
City, Kan. Eagle will operate the routes with 44-seat
Embraer jets.
"We're delighted to provide Essential Air Service to
Garden City from our hub in
Dallas/Fort Worth," said
Charles Schubert, American's Vice
President – Network Planning. "This schedule will allow customers
throughout Southwestern Kansas to
make a day trip to the Dallas/Fort
Worth area for business or connect through this key
international gateway to destinations throughout the American
Airlines and oneworld® global network."
"We're excited for the regional economic boom that we anticipate
as a result of jet service to Dallas/Fort
Worth," said Garden City
Mayor John Doll. "Service to
Dallas/Fort Worth has been a goal
for the community for several years and we're eager to welcome
American Eagle to Garden
City."
Here is the schedule (all times local):
Dallas/Fort Worth to
Garden City
Flight
Number
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
3435
|
12:55
p.m.
|
2:20 p.m.
|
Daily
|
3437
|
8:35
p.m.
|
10:00
p.m.
|
Daily
|
Garden City to Dallas/Fort Worth
Flight
Number
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
3434
|
6:30 a.m.
|
8:00 a.m.
|
Daily*
|
3436
|
3:00 p.m.
|
4:30 p.m.
|
Daily
|
*Flight begins on April 4,
2012
AAdvantage® Double Mile
Offer
Customers can earn double miles for travel between Dallas/Fort Worth and Garden City for travel between April 3 and June 30, 2012. To participate
in this promotion, customers need to register prior to travel using
promotion code GCK2X. Customers can register and obtain complete
offer terms and conditions at www.aa.com/offers. If you are not yet
an AAdvantage member, it's easy and free to enroll – just visit
www.aa.com/enroll.
About American Eagle
American Eagle – named Best Regional Airline in North America by the 2011 World Airline Awards
– operates more than 1,500 daily flights to over 170 cities
throughout the United States,
Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines.
American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve
260 airports in 50 countries and territories with, on average, more
than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more
than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®,
provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus
personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines
is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which
brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline
business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and
benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its
members and members-elect serve approximately 900 destinations with
more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories.
American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are
subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle,
AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks
of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades
under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC
Markets Group.
AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including
American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on
Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for
Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York.
More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the
Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.
About the AAdvantage Program
The AAdvantage® program was the first frequent flyer program.
Established in 1981, the program now has more than 62 million
members. Members can earn miles at more than 1,000 participating
companies, which include more than 30 hotel chains representing
more than 60 brands, more than 20 airlines, eight car-rental
companies, 10 financial companies, and over 350 brand name
retailers. In addition, members can earn miles when making
purchases with one of more than 100 affinity card products in over
40 countries. In 2009, AAdvantage members redeemed more than 150
billion miles to claim more than 6.9 million awards for flights,
upgrades and car rentals. For more information and a listing of
AAdvantage program participating companies, visit
www.aa.com/aadvantage.
Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the
Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com
SOURCE American Eagle