American Airlines Announces Resumption of AmericanConnection Service Between St. Louis and Houston

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New Nonstop Flights From St. Louis to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Des Moines,
Iowa, Will Be Flown By American Eagle

CHICAGO, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines today
announced that AmericanConnection partners Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. and Trans
States Airlines Inc. will jointly resume flights between St. Louis and
Houston. The service, which will restart on October 30, 2005, will connect
St. Louis Lambert International Airport with Houston's William P. Hobby
Airport.
"We have long wanted to resume service between St. Louis and Houston and
we are pleased to be doing so now," said Loretta Kuss, American's Regional
Manager - Passenger Sales. "These new flights are convenient for the business
traveler who needs to leave St. Louis and arrive in Houston in time to attend
afternoon meetings or to get a good night's sleep before launching into
meetings the next day.
"Returning passengers can leave Houston either very early in the morning
or at lunchtime to fly back to St. Louis in order to complete a full day's
work in the office or get home in time for an early dinner," Kuss added. "We
also believe that our St. Louis and Houston customers will appreciate Hobby
airport's close proximity to downtown Houston, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space
Center, and Galveston."
Here is the new schedule, effective Oct. 30:

From St. Louis to Houston
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
5380 10:00 a.m. 12:09 p.m.
5378/5569 6:51 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

From Houston to St. Louis
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
5379/5370 6:55 a.m. 8:55 a.m.
5381 12:40 p.m. 2:40 p.m.

Flights will be operated using 44- and 50-seat Embraer Regional Jets.
Additionally, American Eagle will offer a new daily round-trip nonstop
flight between St. Louis and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a new daily round-trip
nonstop flight between St. Louis and Des Moines, Iowa, starting Oct. 1, 2005.
These flights will complement existing service offered by AmericanConnection
carrier Trans States Airlines, Inc.
This is the new schedule, effective Oct. 1. New flights listed with an *.

From St. Louis to Des Moines
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
4174* 6:47 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
5495 9:15 a.m. 10:22 a.m. except Sat/Sun
5407 9:05 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Sun only
5537 1:15 p.m. 2:25 p.m.
5539 3:50 p.m. 4:56 p.m. except Sat
5541 7:35 p.m. 8:40 p.m.

From Des Moines to St. Louis
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
5542 7:50 a.m. 8:55 a.m.
5476 10:50 a.m. 11:55 a.m. except Sat/Sun
5390 10:55 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Sun only
5538 2:50 p.m. 3:55 p.m.
5540 5:22 p.m. 6:30 p.m. except Sat
4023* 6:50 p.m. 7:52 p.m.

From St. Louis to Cedar Rapids
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
4354* 6:25 a.m. 7:32 a.m.
5464 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. except Sat/Sun
5445 4:28 p.m. 5:43 p.m.
5449 6:55 p.m. 8:11 p.m. except Sat

From Cedar Rapids to St. Louis
Flight# Departs: Arrives:
5422 5:56 a.m. 7:08 a.m. except Sat/Sun
5465 11:05 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
5427 6:03 p.m. 7:12 p.m. except Sat
4353* 8:10 p.m. 9:07 p.m.

* The new flights, flown by American Eagle, will feature 50-seat Embraer
Regional Jets. All other flights are flown by AmericanConnection carrier
Trans States Airlines Inc. featuring 50-seat Embraer Regional Jets and 30-seat
British Aerospace Jetstream 41s.