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United Express, SkyWest service to Abilene begins March 17 with gate ceremonies
Summary
Airport officials said United Express flights from Houston and departures to Denver begin March 17, with a gate-side ribbon cutting, water-cannon salute and invited speakers; three-week-ahead booking data shows early load factors around 24%.
Don said United Express service from Houston Intercontinental will arrive in Abilene at 9:42 a.m. on March 17, with a subsequent departure to Denver later that morning, and that the airport planned gate-side ceremonies including a water-cannon salute from ARFF trucks. "We're inviting the media to attend," he said, and board members must assemble at the administration office at 9:30 a.m. to be escorted to the gate.
Don also discussed SkyWest’s preparations: new ground equipment, staff training, and a noted discrepancy in early booking data. Three-week-ahead bookings reported a combined 24% load factor; Don said that is normal for a startup and that marketing (digital ads and a billboard financed by city funds) was contracted to improve awareness and reservations.
