United Express Adds Fourth Daily Non-Stop Service from Edmonton
July 12, 2007 | General
Edmonton — United Express, the regional partner of United Airlines, announced today that in response to strong demand, it will add a fourth daily non-stop service between Edmonton and Denver, commencing July 6, 2003.
The new service will be introduced in response to extremely positive demand by travellers. Edmonton travellers will be able to take advantage of the increased connectivity between the two cities. The new service provides additional travel options and ensures that flights meet major connection banks in Denver.
Denver is among the top 10 busiest passenger airports in the world. United Express service offers travellers great opportunities to connect to more than 80 destinations on convenient flights throughout United’s extensive worldwide network. The Edmonton-Denver service offers connections to popular destinations, including:
Los Angeles Las Vegas Washington Dallas/Ft. Worth Salt Lake City
San Diego San Francisco Houston Atlanta Sacramento
Nashville Memphis
Edmonton Airports President and CEO Scott Clements states, “United Express has been with us since May 2002, and has since successfully increased frequencies to meet our community’s demand. We commend United Express’s continued response to strong customer demand for the non-stop Edmonton-Denver service.”
“We are delighted to be increasing service between Edmonton and Denver Airports,” said Gregory T. Taylor, United’s senior vice president-planning. “United and United Express continue to offer its customers more choice, more convenience and more great fares when travelling to or from Canada.”
United Express entered the Edmonton market with twice daily service introduced in May 2002, and added a third daily non-stop service between Edmonton and Denver on February 13, 2003. United Express, the regional partner of United Airlines, operates all of its Edmonton flights on a 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet. The schedule is as follows:
Flight # Depart Edmonton Arrive Denver Flight # Depart Denver Arrive Edmonton
5868 8:20am 11:05am 5871 11:25am 2:15pm
5870 6:30am 9:15am 5869 5:10pm 8:00pm
*5884 12:20pm 3:05pm *5885 9:00am 11:50am
5872 2:50pm 5:35pm 5873 8:15pm 11:05pm
*United Express new flight, commencing July 6, 2003
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