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Wed, Apr 09, 2003

War Claims Another Victim: International Service

US Airways to Suspend Pittsburgh Transatlantic Schedule in May

US Airways just announced that it will suspend its service between its Pittsburgh hub and both London Gatwick airport and Frankfurt, Germany for the month of May 2003, due to the airline's commitment to provide aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) for the movement of troops to and from the Middle East.

The temporary schedule suspension will affect the one daily nonstop roundtrip flight on each route. US Airways first suspended its Pittsburgh- London service on April 1, 2003. Service on both routes is scheduled to resume on June 1, 2003.

"These May adjustments in Pittsburgh are a result of our commitment of widebody aircraft to the CRAF program activated due to the war in Iraq, which has lasted longer than anticipated," said B. Ben Baldanza, US Airways senior vice president of marketing and planning. "We intend to return this service to our schedule as soon as the economic conditions and CRAF commitments allow.

"Through our transatlantic service at both Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C., our customers will be able to connect conveniently to London and Frankfurt."

Currently, two of US Airways' widebody aircraft are dedicated to the CRAF program.

FMI: www.usairways.com

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