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American Eagle to Begin Service Between Santa Fe, N.M. And Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles

Posted on: Monday, 23 July 2007, 18:18 CDT

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will add nonstop service between its Dallas/Fort Worth hub (DFW) and Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), beginning Dec. 13. The airline will also start nonstop weekend service from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe on Dec. 14.

American Eagle will operate both round-trip services using 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jets.

"American Eagle is excited to be able to provide Santa Fe and the surrounding communities with its first commercial jet service in decades," said American Eagle President and CEO Peter Bowler. "This service will make visiting the beautiful leisure and adventure destinations in the area much more convenient."

"This is very good news for Santa Fe residents, business people and visitors," said Mayor David Coss. "Greater travel opportunities through this American Airlines/American Eagle service will enhance the City's economic development plan and give added travel options to Santa Feans. I commend our airport staff for this accomplishment and welcome American Eagle to Santa Fe."

The schedule for the new routes follows (all times local): Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Fe (DFW- SAF) Flight Departs Arrives Days 3549 11:25 a.m. 12:25 p.m. Daily Santa Fe to Dallas/Fort Worth (SAF-DFW) Flight Departs Arrives Days 3548 12:55 p.m. 3:35 p.m. Daily Los Angeles to Santa Fe (LAX-SAF) Flight Departs Arrives Days Friday, Sunday 3109 11:15 a.m. 2:15 p.m. only Santa Fe to Los Angeles (SAF-LAX) Flight Departs Arrives Days Friday, Sunday 3112 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. only About American Eagle

American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating over 1,800 daily flights to more than 160 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. .

Current AMR Corp. news releases are available via the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/

American Eagle Airlines

CONTACT: Andrea Huguely of American Eagle Airlines CorporateCommunications, +1-817-967-1577, corp.comm@aa.com

Web site: http://www.aa.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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