US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - US Airways Express to Bring Regional Jet Service to Burlington

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Press Release Source: US Airways

US Airways Express to Bring Regional Jet Service to Burlington
Monday December 16, 12:09 pm ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways Express will introduce regional jet service between Burlington, Vt., and both Pittsburgh and Washington Reagan National, beginning on Feb. 6, 2003.

The new flights will be operated by US Airways Express carrier Mesa Airlines, using 50-seat Embraer-145 Regional Jets. This new service will add twice daily nonstop service to Pittsburgh, and replace turboprop service to Washington Reagan National.

REGIONAL JET SCHEDULE

Depart Burlington Arrive Pittsburgh
6:40 a.m. 8:15 a.m.
3:23 p.m. 4:58 p.m.

Depart Pittsburgh Arrive Burlington
1:30 p.m. 2:53 p.m.
10:10 p.m. 11:33 p.m.

Depart Burlington Arrive Washington Reagan
12:05 p.m. 1:50 p.m.

Depart Washington Reagan Arrive Burlington
10 a.m. 11:35 a.m.


Passengers flying on US Airways Express' Embraer-145 Regional Jet flights travel comfortably in a quiet, roomy cabin equipped with leather seats where every seat is either an aisle or a window. The Embraer-145 offers stand-up headroom, reclining seatbacks, large overhead storage bins, and a restroom. Flight attendant service is provided on each aircraft.

These regional jets have a cruising speed of over 500 miles per hour with a range of more than 1,000 miles and can cruise at altitudes above 35,000 feet, providing US Airways Express long range regional jet capability.

Mesa Airlines currently operates as a US Airways Express carrier, using a combination of regional jets and turboprop aircraft in 38 US Airways markets. Mesa Airlines, along with other subsidiaries of parent company Mesa Air Group, operate 32 regional jets and 41 turboprop aircraft as US Airways Express.

US Airways, its three wholly owned subsidiaries and seven affiliate carriers currently operate more than 3,400 flights daily.

For additional information on fares and schedules, call US Airways at 1-800-428-4322, or visit US Airways online at http://www.usairways.com .


Source: US Airways

While the DCA-BTV is an upgrade from current turboprop service, the PIT-BTV is a downgrade from 737 service.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AusTXHiker:
While the DCA-BTV is an upgrade from current turboprop service, the PIT-BTV is a downgrade from 737 service.</font>

About two months ago I sat on a D-328 both ways PIT-BTV-PIT.

However, I don't know how many daily flights there are/were, nor how many are/were Express.

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What is not in that press release is that all PHL-BTV-PHL traffic goes to RJ's at the same time. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif I got a call the other day about the change for a flight on February 9th.

I hoping that the change will not hold due to the new ALPA agreement. Previously, US had planned on decreasing the mainline fleet to 245 aircraft. Now, with the new agreement, US has committed to maintaining the fleet at 279 aircraft. They have to use the extra planes somewhere and I hoping BTV will be one of their first choices.

Still pretty surprised about this... While I wouldnt call the flights outta BVT packed, the later morning flight and the last flight in usually seemed pretty crowded.. Surprised they didnt keep a 737 in at 11:40 and out at 6:30. I know that is what united is switching too at BVT...
That $25 million dollar airport expansion is going to make a nice parking lot for those RJ's

BTV and PWM are becoming all express stations in Feb.