Pro Air to Provide Air Travel to Chrysler, GM
11 June 1998
Pro Air to Provide Air Travel to Chrysler, GMDETROIT, June 11 -- Pro Air today announced it is close to reaching agreements with both Chrysler Corporation and General Motors to provide air travel service to employees of the two companies. With the agreements, Pro Air becomes a preferred airline of Chrysler and GM between the five cities the carrier serves. The agreements would direct Chrysler and GM employees traveling on business to Baltimore, Indianapolis, Newark or Philadelphia to fly with Pro Air, which operates out of Detroit City Airport. The agreements would apply also to Chrysler and GM's suppliers traveling on business related to the automakers. The agreements would be for a five-year term, with an option to extend for an additional five years. According to Craig Belmondo, Pro Air president and chief operating officer, the agreement will have a significant and positive impact on businesses looking to reduce travel costs. "Businesses across the country are tired of being held hostage by out-of-control airfares," said Belmondo. "Because of agreements like this, Pro Air can bring competitive fares to all the cities we serve while reducing the high cost of business travel. We're excited about serving Chrysler and GM and look forward to continuing our successful relationship with the City of Detroit." Pro Air Inc. empowers business people and consumers to travel more often by lowering the high cost of air fares. The airline, which brought low fares to Detroit on July 4, 1997, with daily service aboard new Boeing 737-400 aircraft, operates two weekday round-trip flights and additional weekend flights to Baltimore/Washington DC (BWI), Indianapolis (IND), Newark/New York (EWR) and Philadelphia (PHL) from its hub at Detroit City Airport (DET). For more information, travelers should contact their travel agent or Pro Air at 800-939-9551 or http://www.proair.com.