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New Vegas Flights Planned

Four new Las Vegas flights, including two to previously unserved cities, will be added later this year by Tempe, Ariz.-based America West Airlines and its commuter partner, Mesa Airlines, America West announced today.

Three non-stop round-trip flights a week will be added Sept. 9 to and from New Orleans, a new America West destination, with the flights expanding to daily operation Dec. 16. New daily non-stop round trips also are planned between Las Vegas and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport beginning Oct. 18.

America West will compete with Continental Airlines on the Houston route and Southwest Airlines on the New Orleans route.

America West also announced it would add a second daily non-stop round trip to and from Detroit beginning Oct. 18. The airline competes with Northwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines on that route.

Finally, Mesa Airlines, operating as America West Express, will add a non-stop daily round trip to and from San Diego beginning Oct. 18, bringing the total number of America West affiliated flights to and from that destination to five. The airlines compete with Southwest Airlines on the route.

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