Neuer US-LCC in Pittsburgh: "Project Roam"

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Officials from a new, low-fare airline, presently operating under the working name "Project Roam," today announced the details of a plan that calls for the company to be headquartered in Pittsburgh and within five years serve 39 major destinations with non-stop service at prices as low as $49, for nearby destinations such as Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and $99, for cross-county flights to cities such as Las Vegas and Dallas. As projected, the company will hire within five years 2,100 employees, including 500 full-time workers next year.

 

Southwestern Pennsylvania represents the best opportunity of any region in the nation for the formation of a new, value-driven airline," said Project Roam Chairman Edward Beauvais, who founded America West Airlines more than 20 years ago and served as the company's chairman and CEO for 11 years. "Pittsburgh International Airport is a world-class facility and Pittsburgh is a world-class city. But for too long its residents, as well as the more than three million people in the region and portions of Ohio and West Virginia who rely on this airport for their traveling needs, have been denied the benefits of competition. Our plan is to change that, as well this market's expectations of the flying experience."

 

"It is with great pride and excitement that I stand here today with so many distinguished members of this community," said Travis Tanner, President and CEO of Project Roam. "We plan to earn the respect and trust of the business community and the flying public here in Pittsburgh and throughout the region by providing professional and efficient airline service. Our discount pricing affords customers the opportunity to travel to major destinations throughout the nation for about the same price a family would spend to see a movie. In fact, since each passenger seat on our aircraft will be equipped with personal entertainment centers that include live television and pay-per-view movies, families can watch new releases on the way to vacation."

 

Joining Beauvais and Tanner, who is a 30-year veteran of the travel and leisure industry, were Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey, former chairman of the Allegheny Conference and Carnegie Mellon University Charles Queenan, Jr., and other prominent local business leaders.

 

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