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US Airways Congratulates Winner of Its Second Annual Holiday Story Contest

Posted on: Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 15:00 CST

A Christmas Eve flight featuring a pilot with the holiday spirit was the clear winner for US Airways' (NYSE: LCC) Second Annual Holiday Story Contest. Marlene Patrick of Cheltenham, Pa., was the grand prize winner and will receive a $500 gift card good for travel anywhere US Airways flies.

"This was no easy task selecting the best story, as we had hundreds to choose from," said Kevin Jackson, managing director, consumer and partnership marketing for US Airways. "Marlene's story is a heartwarming and funny tale full of the Christmas Spirit. We hope this gift card creates another fond memory for her."

Entries ranged from funny (folks trapped in their cars by their Christmas trees) to sad (family members getting together for a last holiday) to hauntingly beautiful (the late Luciano Pavarotti making an impromptu performance outside of New York's LaGuardia Airport.)

Please enjoy Marlene's story in its entirety:

"I was traveling from Philadelphia to Richmond on US Airways on Christmas Eve several years ago. The original flight had been cancelled and the last flight out was late at night and packed with holiday travelers and quite a few small children.

"When we reached our cruising altitude, the captain gave the usual announcement over the PA and suddenly got very quiet and told us that he saw something strange ahead. Before we began to panic, he said it was a sleigh piled high with presents, eight reindeer -- one with a blinking red nose, and a fat, laughing gentleman in a red suit.

"The children started jumping up and down in their seats yelling 'Santa!' and pressed their noses to the windows for a glimpse. Just this one announcement provided a Christmas Eve for these children that they would never forget."

US Airways would like to thank all the participants for their entertaining stories. We look forward to holding this contest again next year!

US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at www.usairways.com. (LCCG)

-Fly With US-

Source: Business Wire

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