Colorado Springs Lands ExpressJet

Feb. 1, 2007
ExpressJet plans to fly 44 jets and will launch service in April and May, focusing on the West, Midwest and Southeast.

Colorado Springs has landed a new airline that plans to bypass larger airports by offering nonstop service between smaller U.S. cities.

Startup ExpressJet, a unit of ExpressJet Holdings Inc., has chosen the Springs as one of its first 24 cities.

Airports in other cities where ExpressJet will fly - including Tulsa, Okla.; Ontario, Calif., and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. - also will hold news conferences Monday.

ExpressJet plans to fly 44 jets and will launch service in April and May, focusing on the West, Midwest and Southeast.

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