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United Express Adds Additional Non-Stop Service from Edmonton
02/05/03

Edmonton – United Express, the regional partner of United Airlines, announced today that in response to strong demand, it will add a third daily non-stop service between Edmonton and Denver, commencing February 13, 2003.

For Edmonton travellers and our northern travellers seeking quick connections through Edmonton, United Express service offers the convenience of non-stop service to Denver, and access to United's extensive route system via this Denver hub.

Denver is amongst the Top 10 busiest passenger airports in the World. United Express service offers travellers great opportunities to connect to more than 80 destinations on convenient flights throughout United’s extensive worldwide network. The Edmonton - Denver service offers connections to popular destinations, including:
Los Angeles Las Vegas Phoenix Dallas/Ft. Worth Salt Lake City
San Diego San Francisco Houston Miami Sacramento

With this third daily service, business travellers now have the opportunity to travel to Denver, conduct a full day of business, and return to Edmonton the same day.

Edmonton Airports President and CEO Scott Clements states, "We are very pleased to see that this route has been so successful. We commend United Express for increasing frequency and seat capacity so quickly in response to the strong demand for this service."

United Express introduced twice daily non-stop service between Edmonton and Denver on May 1, 2002. United Express, the regional partner of United Airlines, operates all of its Edmonton flights on a 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet. The schedule is as follows:

Flight #   Depart Edmonton    Arrive Denver    Flight #    Depart Denver   Arrive Edmonton
*5870     6:20am                  8:55am             *5869      5:00pm              7:50pm
5868       8:50am                 11:25am             5871      11:25am             2:15pm
5872       2:55pm                  5:30pm              5873      8:00pm              10:50pm
*United Express new flight, commencing February 13, 2003

United Express® is composed of regional airlines offering over 1,600 flights per day to nearly 150 destinations across the U.S. Flights are scheduled to connect to United Airlines® and Star Alliance™ departures. Enjoy all of the privileges that United offers, such as earning Mileage Plus® miles and using our E-TicketSM service.

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