

"Our community has been asking for this flight for some time and we are so pleased that American Airlines has chosen to add daily jet service to DFW," said Jon Smith, TCAA Chairman. Our passengers will now have access to 84 additional one-stop routes that are not currently available from TRI on American Airlines."

"The Dallas flight, and continuing our work to increase service, are vital to the region's business and tourism communities.

"We are thrilled American Airlines has chosen to expand service at TRI by adding twice daily service to Dallas," said Gene Cossey, TCAA executive director. "Offering two daily flights from TRI to DFW will help us continue to provide customers in this market an opportunity to easily travel to our largest hub and connect on American to numerous destinations around the world." "We are very excited to grow our presence at TRI," said Cedric Rockamore, American Airlines Vice President of Hub Operations at DFW. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT AUTHORITY, GENE COSSEY, PROUDLY DISPLAYS A SIGN ANNOUNCING THE AIRPORT'S NEWEST ROUTE FROM TRI TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
