American Airlines To Begin Nonstop Service From Tucson To Los Angeles

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For Immediate Release: October 21, 2010

American Airlines To Begin Nonstop Service From Tucson To Los Angeles

      American Airlines and American Eagle are adding three nonstops from Tucson International Airport to Los Angeles beginning April 5, 2011. In an announcement yesterday, the airline noted "American Airlines and American Eagle have strengthened their commitment to Los Angeles with plans to add 10 new destinations - one international and nine domestic - for a total of 33 additional round trips."

       American currently flies two daily nonstop flights to Chicago O'Hare and seven to Dallas/Ft. Worth. They will add an eighth, seasonal flight, to Dallas on December 19 continuing through the Spring.

This will bring the number of nonstop flights to Los Angeles to 13. Both United Airlines and Southwest Airlines offer daily nonstop service to that city.

This is the latest in a series of recent announcements of additional service by airlines serving Tucson International Airport:

On August 15, 2010, Southwest Airlines added a second daily nonstop flight to Denver.
On January 9, 2011, Southwest Airlines will add a second daily nonstop flight to Chicago Midway.
On January 8 through April 16, 2011, Frontier Airlines will add a seasonal, weekly nonstop flight to
Milwaukee.

There are currently eight airlines providing 65 daily nonstop departures to 15 destinations. They include: Alaska (Seattle/Tacoma); American (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Chicago O'Hare); Continental (Houston); Delta (Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis); Frontier (Denver); Southwest (Albuquerque, Chicago Midway, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego); United (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco); and US Airways (Phoenix).