TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways
(LCC:NYSE) today announced it has been awarded operating slots to
inaugurate daily, non-stop service between its Charlotte, N.C. hub and London's preferred business airport,
Heathrow, beginning in
March 2013. US Airways will operate
the service between Charlotte and
London Heathrow with Airbus A330 aircraft that features Envoy, the
airline's international business class. Customers traveling in
Envoy will experience the remarkably comfortable and private Envoy
Suite equipped with an adjustable seat that reclines into a fully
flat bed. The Envoy Suite also features personal in-flight
entertainment and a 110-volt universal power outlet. Specific
schedule and fare details will be released at a later date.
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"We are thrilled to make this announcement and look forward to
starting service between Heathrow
and Charlotte in March," said US
Airways Chairman and CEO Doug
Parker. "This new service will augment our existing
trans-Atlantic network and provide more choices for customers in
markets up and down the east coast.
"Today's news would not be possible without the support of
several groups, including the European Union to which we are
grateful for this opportunity. Also, we'd like to thank Secretary
LaHood and his aviation team at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, members of the North
Carolina and South Carolina
delegations, Charlotte Mayor
Anthony Foxx, Charlotte Douglas
International Airport Director Jerry
Orr and other key stakeholders for their support in our
efforts to secure the new service."
The new service from Charlotte,
N.C. will supplement the airline's existing daily service
between its international gateway in Philadelphia and London Heathrow.
The flight will originate in Miami, offering customers in South Florida convenient one-stop service to
London via the airline's
Charlotte hub.
About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways
Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates nearly 3,200 flights per
day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle
East, the Caribbean,
Central and South America. The
airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide,
operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a
member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers
more than 21,500 daily flights to 1,356 airports in 193 countries.
Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves
approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in
Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance
magazine presented US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award for demonstrating
outstanding achievement and innovation in the area of technical
operations. Military Times Edge magazine named US Airways as a Best
of Vets employer in 2011 and 2012. US Airways was, for the third
year in a row, the only airline included as one of the 50 best
companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine's 50
Report. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human
Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years.
The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies'
attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender employees and customers. For more company information
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