UNITED SETS PALMDALE SCHEDULE TWO DEPARTING, TWO ARRIVING FLIGHTS AT A.V. AIRPORT TO BEGIN JUNE 7.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer PALMDALE -- United Airlines released a schedule Monday for its June start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. of Palmdale service, offering two departing de·part v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts v.intr. 1. To go away; leave. 2. To die. 3. flights daily between the high desert and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Beginning June 7, the airline will offer two departing and two arriving flights daily aboard a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft. United's Web site shows departures will be at 10:30 a.m. and 7:05 p.m.; returning flights are 9:55 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. As of Monday, fares were still to be determined. The schedule will allow for connecting flights to about 60 destinations offered either by United or its Star Alliance partners. Supporters of the airport are hoping to persuade travelers that L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport is a better alternative than Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. International because there are no parking fees and no 405 Freeway driving hassles. "If you're flying out of LAX and you have an 8 a.m. flight, you had better be rolling out of here by 4 a.m. and then you have to pay $15 to $20 a day for your car just to sit there," said Danny Roberts Danny Roberts (born July 19, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is best known for appearing on in 2000. He started a relationship with Paul Dill, who was a captain in the US Army at the time, stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Because of the U.S. , the city of Palmdale's executive director for community redevelopment. "(If) there's an accident on the freeway, you're toast." United's launch of its Palmdale service is being aided by an incentive package worth about $4.6 million that includes $2 million from the city of Palmdale, with $900,000 coming from a federal grant to underwrite To insure; to sell an issue of stocks and bonds or to guarantee the purchase of unsold stocks and bonds after a public issue. The word underwrite has two meanings. any losses the airline incurs. "The big thing for us is we need to support the airline or we won't see service for a long, long time," Roberts said. The revenue guarantee agreement does not set fares. However, there is a statement that they "shall not vary significantly in price levels or terms and conditions" from those offered for routes of similar distance and in similar-size markets. The airline and the city have set a goal of generating $4.4 million with the new service. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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