HIA
Midstate to get daily flights to Dallas hub
Friday, June 23, 2006
BY DAN MILLER
Of The Patriot-News
Daily nonstop flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport will begin Sept. 7.
American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will offer the flights on 70-seat Canadair regional jets.
Passengers flying out of HIA will be able to make connecting flights to more than 120 destinations served by Dallas/Fort Worth, including cities throughout the Southwest, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, said Dave Jackson, a spokesman for American Eagle.
American Eagle has had good success with its four flights a day from Harrisburg to Chicago, Jackson said.
"It's a growing market," he said. "We see a lot of opportunity for traffic on it."
This is the first time an airline that uses HIA has provided service to Texas, HIA spokesman Scott Miller said.
"Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub in the United States for American Airlines," Miller said. "We've been working on this for a year and a half."
An American Eagle plane will leave Harrisburg at 7:05 a.m. daily and arrive in Dallas/Fort Worth at 9:25 a.m.
A daily return flight will leave Dallas/Fort Worth at 4:15 p.m. and arrive in Harrisburg at 8:15 p.m. All times are local.
Miller said HIA will roll out a marketing campaign throughout July and August to promote the service to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Reservation and ticket information about the service is available at the Americans Airlines Web site,
www.aa.com.
The Web site yesterday listed a lowest average round-trip fare of $334 for a flight leaving Harrisburg on Sept. 7 and returning from Dallas/Fort Worth on Sept. 9. Fares are subject to change.