Pro Air Chrysler, GM Agreements Signed
17 June 1998
Pro Air Chrysler, GM Agreements SignedDETROIT, June 17 -- Pro Air today announced it has finalized agreements with both Chrysler Corporation and General Motors (GM) 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. Effective immediately, the agreements 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 apply also to Chrysler and GM's suppliers traveling on business related to the automakers. Included in the agreements is a provision for Chrysler and GM employees, spouses and dependents under the age of 21 to travel anywhere Pro Air flies on a stand-by basis for $25 per flight segment. The agreements are 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, not only are the agreements a positive for Pro Air, but they also demonstrate the power businesses have to impact the high cost of air travel. "The business community is recognizing the benefits of supporting competition in the airline marketplace," said Belmondo. "Agreements like these will lead the way for Detroit and other cities to see lower air fares and better service over the long term." 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 week-day round-trip flights and additional weekend flights to Baltimore/Washington D.C. (BWI), Indianapolis (IND), Newark, N.J./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 1-800-939-9551 or http://www.proair.com.