United Airlines to Serve Telluride Region from Los Angeles
Nonstop Jet Service to Montrose Regional Airport from Los Angeles–Winter 2006/2007
TELLURIDE, June 12, 2006 – The Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization announced new United Airlines service from the Montrose Regional Airport, a nonstop flight from Los Angeles International Airport to operate on Saturdays, starting this winter 2006/2007. The flight will begin December 16, 2006 and run through April 7, 2007, and will be operated by Skywest Airlines.
“We are pleased that we can continue nonstop service from the Los Angeles market this coming winter,” said Tom Hess, president of the TMRAO. “Los Angeles has proved a viable market to Montrose/Telluride in the last couple of years. As our previous carrier, Continental Airlines, was not able to continue this service this next season, it is fantastic that United/Skywest stepped in to provide a weekly nonstop flight to Los Angeles”
United Airlines also offers daily connections to Los Angeles via Denver to supplement the Saturday-only nonstop service, and provides convenient connections to many destinations in the United States and the world. Flights will be in the booking systems and available for purchase by mid-June, 2006.
United's Los Angeles-Montrose
Departs Arrives
Los Angeles 12:45 pm Montrose 3:36 pm
Montrose 4:45 pm Los Angeles 5:14 pm
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,700* flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. United's 57,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at www.united.com.
*Based on the flight schedule between May 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2006.
TMRAO focuses on actively pursuing air service to meet the local and visitor traveler demand. This is often facilitated through revenue guarantee agreements with air carriers. The estimated yearly direct guest spending economic impact to the region, due to TMRAO’s air program, is over $60 million and the combined economic activity in the region, due to the Telluride and Montrose airports, is over $200 million.
TMRAO has secured air service for the coming winter into the Telluride and Montrose regional airports from nine nonstop destinations (with thousands of worldwide connections) on five major U.S. carriers. For more information on TMRAO, contact Scott Stewart at 970.728.7465. |
