US Airways Continues Building Its Charlotte Hub As It Resumes Service to Baton Rouge, La.
Flights Connecting Louisiana Capital and US Airways’ Largest Hub Begin Today
US Airways (NYSE:LCC) today resumes daily nonstop flights from its largest hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baton Rouge, La. after a seven-year hiatus. Customers traveling from the Louisiana state capital now have access to more than 120 domestic and international destinations through Charlotte, where US Airways has expanded its service to 612 daily departures.
“Each day, US Airways connects approximately 40,000 customers to small, medium and large communities through Charlotte Douglas International Airport.”
"US Airways customers and members of the Charlotte community have benefited from our continued development of our largest hub,” said US Airways Vice President, Charlotte Hub, Terri Pope. “Each day, US Airways connects approximately 40,000 customers to small, medium and large communities through Charlotte Douglas International Airport.”
Baton Rouge is the second domestic destination to return to service this year from US Airways’ Charlotte hub; service to Melbourne, Fla. resumed February 11 after a 12-year hiatus. Since May 13, the airline has added new nonstop service to Rome, Ottawa, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos from Charlotte. Last December, the airline began its first-ever service to South America with daily nonstop flights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from its Charlotte hub.
Wholly owned US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines will operate three flights a day with 50-seat CRJ-200 regional jets:
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Charlotte – Baton Rouge |
Baton Rouge – Charlotte |
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| 2556 |
9:20 a.m. |
10:22 a.m. | 2573* | 7:20 a.m. | 10:22 a.m. | |||||||||||||
| 2564 | 4:35 p.m | 5:47 p.m. | 2555 | 10:50 a.m. | 1:52 p.m. | |||||||||||||
| 2566 | 10:25 p.m. | 11:31 p.m. | 2565 | 6:15 p.m. | 9:17 p.m. | |||||||||||||
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*Service begins June 25 for Flight 2573 |
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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.
