Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) today announced new, non-stop seasonal winter service to New York/Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to be operated by United Airlines. Located just 14 miles from Manhattan, EWR serves the entire New York-New Jersey metropolitan area.
United plans to operate the flights using Airbus A319 aircraft with a configuration of 8 first class and 112 coach class seats. Flights will operate once weekly on Saturdays from December 22, 2012 through March 30, 2013. The flights are scheduled to depart EWR at 8:25 a.m. and arrive BZN at 11:23 a.m. The return flights are scheduled to depart BZN at 12:05 p.m. and arrive EWR at 6:10 p.m.
These flights are made possible by the cooperation and contribution of 17 entities through the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin and the Yellowstone Club in conjunction with a Department of Transportation Small Community Air Service Development Grant (SCASDG).
United also operates year-round service between BZN and Denver, with seasonal service to Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.
About Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport serves as a year-round gateway to Yellowstone National Park. BZN also serves the recreation areas of Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin and the Bridger Bowl Ski Area as well as the business centers of Bozeman, Belgrade and Livingston and higher education at Montana State University. For more information about Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport go to http://www.bozemanairport.com
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,605 flights a day to 375 airports on six continents from hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. In 2011, United carried more traffic than any other airline in the world, and operated more than two million flights carrying 142 million passengers. United is upgrading its cabins with more flat-bed seats in first and business class and more extra-legroom economy-class seating than any other airline in North America. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has orders for more than 125 new aircraft deliveries from 2012 through 2019, including 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 25 Airbus A350XWBs. United was rated the world’s most admired airline on FORTUNE magazine’s 2012 airline-industry list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. Readers of Global Traveler magazine have voted United’s MileagePlus program the best frequent flyer program for eight consecutive years. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 190 countries via 25 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information, visit united.com or follow United on Twitter and Facebook. The common stock of United’s parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
