Next spring, US Airways will upgrade a few of its turboprop flights to regional-jet flights at Virginia’s Lynchburg Regional Airport. The Associated Press notes US Airways’ “announcement follows news of Delta’s plans to leave the airport in January.”
According to The News & Advance of Lynchburg, at this moment, US Airways is offering five daily round-trip flights between Lynchburg and its hub in Charlotte, all of the air crafts being 37-seat Bombardier Dash-8 turboprops.
The coming upgrade of service to 50-seat Canadair regional jets on the route will mean six daily round trips between the mentioned cities.
Lynchburg officials are hoping to convince Delta to backtrack.
A recent city resolution asking Delta to stay has been reported by The News & Advance. This resolution notes that 80,000 are expected to fly Delta in 2010 – “the most passengers ever in Delta’s 16-year history here.”
The News & Advance says “Delta’s planned January departure would eliminate 37% of Lynchburg Regional’s seating capacity.”
WSET-TV of Lynchburg reports that United is also being allured back to Lynchburg.
“The level that this market will be under-served (after Delta leaves), it’s going to open up tremendous opportunities for a United Express operator to come in to this market,” Mark Courtney, Lynchburg’s airport director, tells WSET.
If this attempts are successful, the United Express service will operate to United’s hub at Washington Dulles, according to Courtney.
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