FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2006
Contact: Beckie McKinley
Marketing Director
Tri-State Airport Authority
304-453-6165 ext. 15
bmckinley@tristateairport.com
COMAIR / DELTA CONNECTION RESPONSIVE TO TRI-STATE’S TRAVEL NEEDS
Huntington, WV: Comair/Delta Air Lines has responded to the needs of the Huntington Tri-State Airport business travelers by adjusting their daily flight schedules, which now includes an early morning departure to Cincinnati and a later return flight back into Huntington.
Effective June 8, Comair/Delta Connection service to Cincinnati will depart Huntington @ 6:40 a.m. and 12:25 p.m., and arrive back into Huntington at 11:31 a.m. and 7:36 p.m.
“We are pleased that Delta has given us arrival and departure times that are optimal for our business travelers, and should make connections throughout the Delta system much easier,” stated Beckie McKinley, Airport Marketing Director. “Our passengers will have the ability to depart from Huntington, travel to their destination and return if need be, within the same day.” “ Passengers will also have the ability to connect to both the east and west coast flights, as well as have access to the international flight banks,” she continued.
Comair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its all-jet fleet provides 852 flights a day to approximately 106 cities in the United States, Cananda, and Bahamas.
The new schedule, beginning June 8th is:
Huntington to Cincinnati
6:40 a.m. (Depart HTS) 7:26 a.m. (Arrive CVG) Regional Jet
12:25 p.m. (Depart HTS) 1:11 p.m. (Arrive CVG) Regional Jet
Cincinnati to Huntington
10:45 a.m. (Depart CVG) 11:31 a.m. (Arrive HTS) Regional Jet
6:50 p.m. (Depart CVG) 7:36 p.m. (Arrive HTS) Regional Jet
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