US Airways to Connect Customers in Cincinnati and Des Moines With Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) announced today that it will launch new nonstop service from Cincinnati, Ohio and Des Moines, Iowa to Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport on May 2.  Business, government and leisure travelers in these communities will have nonstop access to the nation's capital's downtown airport and connections to other destinations throughout the East Coast with the new flights.

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Today's news follows US Airways' announcement in January that it will launch nonstop flights to 11 new destinations from Reagan National Airport on March 25.  This spring the airline will announce more new flights to Reagan National Airport starting July 11.

"Our new service from Cincinnati and Des Moines will provide a direct link to Washington, D.C. and connections to communities throughout the East Coast," said Andrew Nocella, US Airways' senior vice president, marketing and planning. "As we continue to expand at Reagan National, we remain focused on connecting customers in communities of all sizes with our nation's capital and providing them with convenient flight options and more travel choices."

Customers may book their flight through US Airways' website at www.usairways.com, by calling US Airways Reservations at 1-800-428-4322 or through their travel agent. Complete vacation packages to Washington, D.C. are also available at www.usairwaysvacations.com.

New Service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)

US Airways' wholly owned subsidiary PSA Airlines will operate daily service to Cincinnati on 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ 200) aircraft. Flight 2487 starts May 2. All other flights begin May 3. The flight schedule is as follows:

*Flight operates daily with the exception of Saturday. Schedules are subject to change.

New Service from Des Moines International Airport (DSM)

Republic Airlines, a US Airways Express carrier, will operate daily service, with the exception of Saturdays, to Des Moines on dual-class 69-passenger Embraer 170 aircraft. Flight 3483 starts May 2. All other flights begin May 3. The flight schedule is as follows:

*Flight operates daily with the exception of Sunday. Flight schedules are subject to change.

About US Airways

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 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 and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 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. US Airways was 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 for 2010 and 2011. For six years in a row, the airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies' attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. US Airways also ranked #1 among its competing hub-and-spoke network carriers for 2010 performance as rated by the Wichita State University/Purdue University Airline Quality Rating (AQR). For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways.  (LCCG)

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