ST. GEORGE, Utah, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. , along with Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, is pleased to celebrate the launch of United Express service between San Francisco and North Bend, Ore., on July 7. The day of festivities will include tours of the new terminal beginning at 11 a.m., culminating with a ribbon cutting ceremony and media event at 4:30 p.m. Members of the community are invited to attend the celebration, and SkyWest will give away two round-trip tickets in a drawing at the 4:30 media event. Light refreshments will be served throughout the day.
North Bend Mayor Rick Wetherall, Airport Director Gary LeTellier, SkyWest representatives and other area dignitaries will be present at the 4:30 event. Two round-trip tickets will be given away during the celebration. The celebrations will culminate with the departure of inaugural United Express flight #5779 at 5:36 p.m.
"This new service launches SkyWest's first partnership with the Coos Bay/North Bend area, and we are very excited to be there," said Mike Thompson, SkyWest's vice president - market development. "North Bend passengers now have access to more than 70 destinations in United's global network through its San Francisco hub."
"With this new service, North Bend is the obvious departure point for area business and leisure travelers alike who will now have access to the world through San Francisco. That's good news for everyone and we're thrilled to welcome SkyWest to our new terminal," said Gary LeTellier, Executive Director of the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH).
SkyWest's two daily round-trip flights between San Francisco and North Bend will utilize the 30-passenger Embraer-manufactured EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft. The schedule is as follows:
North Bend to San Francisco San Francisco to North Bend Depart Arrive Flight# Freq Depart Arrive Flight# Freq 7:17 a.m. 9:01 a.m. 5763 Daily 11:08 a.m. 12:52 p.m. 5779 Daily 5:36 p.m. 7:20 p.m. 5779 Daily 8:07 p.m. 10.01 p.m. 5759 Daily
SkyWest Airlines is the world's largest independently-owned regional airline. System-wide, SkyWest Airlines employs nearly 11,000 aviation professionals and serves a total of 155 cities in 42 states, four Canadian provinces and Mexico with more than 1,800 daily departures.
This press release and more information on SkyWest Airlines can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com/.
