ADVISORY/Horizon Air Celebrates New Nonstop Service from Tucson to Portland and San Jose at Inaugural Ceremonies.City Desks, Assignment/Travel/Business Editors ADVISORY...For Monday Monday: see week. (Feb. 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
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.
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