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Southwest Airlines to begin Pittsburgh service
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Southwest Airlines is coming to Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and county Airport Authority officials have scheduled a press conference at 2 p.m. today at Pittsburgh International Airport to make the formal announcement.
The announcement will culminate years of work by Onorato, his predecessor Jim Roddey, Airport Authority Executive Director Kent George and authority board members to lure the industry's largest and most profitable discount carrier to Pittsburgh International.
The Airport Authority brought Southwest's top executives to Pittsburgh in the summer, and George has talked to them numerous times, including visiting Southwest headquarters in Dallas at least once.
Just where Southwest will be flying and the number of flights each day was not known. That the county, the airport and Southwest were close to a deal has been a closely guarded secret. State Rep. Tom Stevenson, R-Mt. Lebanon, an airport authority board member, said Southwest had been looking at 14 flights a day. "I'll tell you, we've been working very hard to attract Southwest Airlines to Pittsburgh and all of the hard work has finally paid off," he said. "It's going to be great for the city."
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Southwest Airlines is coming to Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and county Airport Authority officials have scheduled a press conference at 2 p.m. today at Pittsburgh International Airport to make the formal announcement.
The announcement will culminate years of work by Onorato, his predecessor Jim Roddey, Airport Authority Executive Director Kent George and authority board members to lure the industry's largest and most profitable discount carrier to Pittsburgh International.
The Airport Authority brought Southwest's top executives to Pittsburgh in the summer, and George has talked to them numerous times, including visiting Southwest headquarters in Dallas at least once.
Just where Southwest will be flying and the number of flights each day was not known. That the county, the airport and Southwest were close to a deal has been a closely guarded secret. State Rep. Tom Stevenson, R-Mt. Lebanon, an airport authority board member, said Southwest had been looking at 14 flights a day. "I'll tell you, we've been working very hard to attract Southwest Airlines to Pittsburgh and all of the hard work has finally paid off," he said. "It's going to be great for the city."
