TEMPE, Ariz., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways is accommodating evacuees from Lebanon arriving at both Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) during the weekend. The airline has been informed that charters carrying Lebanon evacuees are due into Philadelphia International beginning at about 10 p.m. EDT and continuing through the weekend. Charters also are due in to BWI throughout the weekend.
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US Airways, in cooperation with BWI and Philadelphia airport authorities, are accommodating evacuees in the following ways:
* Providing complimentary access to US Airways Clubs while evacuees await
connecting flights.
* Waiving ticket change fees.
* Reserving low fares for walk-up ticket purchases.
US Airways will have special customer service representatives at the gates to direct evacuees to three special ticket counters to accommodate travel requests. Travel agencies also will be on hand at the airport to accommodate customers. Most evacuees, however, were ticketed to their final destinations before leaving the Middle East.
US Airways' operates 448 daily flights to 120 non-stop destinations at its PHL hub.
US Airways and America West's recent merger creates the fifth largest domestic airline employing nearly 35,000 aviation professionals. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com/ (LCCG).
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