American Eagle Airlines to Increase Service From Dallas/Fort Worth to Roswell, N.M.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will increase its service to Roswell, N.M., beginning April 7 by adding a third daily round trip between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Roswell International Air Center, using 50-seat ERJ-145 aircraft.

"We are pleased that we are able to add another flight to Roswell," said American Eagle President and CEO Peter Bowler. "The community has been extremely supportive of our service since it first started last September. Customers have been connecting in Dallas/Fort Worth to travel destinations all over the world."

"This is a wonderful addition and I felt all along that this is a viable market for American Airlines," said Mayor Pro-Tem Phil Burch of Artesia, N.M. "We can only look forward to bigger and better things in the near future."

"This is great news for Roswell and all the community partners," added Roswell Mayor Sam LaGrone. "Our success has been phenomenal and I encourage our citizens to keep using this jet service."

"The American Eagle flights have been a great step forward in economic development for this area," said Chaves County Commission Chairman Dick Taylor. "The addition of the third flight is one more step to improving our communities."

"The Hike It & Spike It Tournament is an event that brings thousands of tourists to Roswell, and the American Eagle jet service has become a major asset in the continued growth of our tournament," said Jim Matteucci, Chairman of the Board for the Bank of the Southwest and local organizer for The Hike It & Spike It Gridiron Tournament which benefits the United Way of Chaves County. For more information visit http://www.roswellgridiron.com.

The schedule for the flights to and from Roswell are as follows (all times local):

     Dallas/Fort Worth to Roswell (DFW-ROW)

     Flight          Departs             Arrives            Days
     3511*           9:45 a.m.          10:15 a.m.          Daily
     3705            2:45 p.m.           3:15 p.m.          Daily
     3775            8:00 p.m.           8:30 p.m.          Daily; except
                                                             Saturday

     *New Flight



     Roswell to Dallas/Fort Worth  (ROW-DFW)

     Flight          Departs             Arrives            Days
     3758            7:30 a.m.           9:55 a.m.          Daily
     3512*          10:45 a.m.           1:10 p.m.          Daily
     3700            3:45 p.m.           6:15 p.m.          Daily; except
                                                             Saturday

     *New Flight

About American Eagle

American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating over 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

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