NEW SPANAIR ROUTE MADRID - JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA
WITH THIS NEW ROUTE, SPANAIR CONTINUES TO MEET ROUTE EXPANSION PLANS ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR THUS BUILDING UPON ITS AMPLE DOMESTIC FLIGHT NETWORK AND REINFORCING ITS MADRID-BARAJAS HUB
Madrid, 10 March 2005. As of 17 April 2005, Spanair opens a new route offering four daily round trip flights between Madrid and Jerez de la Frontera. Spanair is the first domestic airline to provide Madrid –Jerez de la Frontera passengers with this alternative, enhanced by expanded scheduled flight offerings, on a route formerly served by only one airline. The new route is particularly attractive to business travelers, who can now opt for early departure-one day return flights, and so take advantage of a full working day in either city. In the words of Spanair CEO, Gonzalo Pascual, “We are eager to strengthen our connections with the city of Jerez, and pleased to serve the demands of this passenger market”, and, “The new service increases our flight offerings out of our Madrid hub and further expands Spanair´s network of Barajas Airport connections with domestic and European flights and services, shared with Spanair´s fellow Star Alliance members. Flight schedules: Madrid-Jerez de la Frontera JK6212 09:25 h Monday through Thursday. Saturdays JK6214 13:15 h daily JK6216 17:45 h Monday through Thursday. Sundays JK6218 21:30 h Monday through Thursday. Sundays Jerez de la Frontera-Madrid JK6211 07:30 h Monday through Saturday JK6213 11:20 h Monday through Thursday. Saturdays JK6215 15:10 h daily JK6217 19:30 h Monday through Thursday. Sundays Special promotional offer: All passengers flying between 17 April and 31 May 2005 will receive a coupon exchangeable for a free ticket for same route and class originally traveled, for use by 30 June 2005. (consult full details on this offer at www.spanair.com). Passengers of the new route will enjoy the advantages offered by the Guaranteed On-time Arrival commitment applied to all Spanair scheduled domestic flights. Further, under Spanair´s New Service Model, operational since April 2004, passengers buying Flexible Tourist tickets, can be upgraded to Business Avant, and enjoy enhanced service while saving up to 35%. Spanair currently offers over 600 daily flights on a modern fleet of 53 aircraft, with code sharing at 150 destinations. Since April 2003, Spanair has been a member of Star Alliance, the world´s largest and most prestigious airline alliance. Tickets available now. For reservations and information, please visit our web page, www.spanair.com, call the Spanair reservations center at 902 13 14 15, or consult your local sales office or travel agent. Contact: María Navarro / Coro Navarro Heads of Public Relations and Communications Tel. 34 + 971 745 170 / 34 + 913 43 30 32