ExpressJet Airlines is starting its first branded service from Birmingham with nonstop flights to New Orleans and Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
The airline, which previously flew from Birmingham under the Continental Airlines banner, will offer two nonstop ExpressJet-branded flights per day from Birmingham International Airport to each location. Tickets go on sale Monday; flights are expected to begin sometime in May.
ExpressJet will employ a fleet of 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft with no middle seats and will offer services such as valet carry-on bag service and full-service meals on longer flights.
"We thought Birmingham was the right market for ExpressJet because we can provide value by saving our customers time and making travel more convenient," ExpressJet President and CEO Jim Ream said in a news release. "Now, our customers will be able to relax on a non-stop flight, in a comfortable leather seat with more than 100 channels of free XM(R) Satellite Radio."
ExpressJet Airlines Inc., a division of Houston-based ExpressJet Holdings, will be the eighth carrier operating from Birmingham International Airport. Birmingham is one of 25 cities in which ExpressJet is launching new service, airport spokeswoman Toni Bast said.
Source: Birmingham Business Journal
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