T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 23, 1994
W hat’s Next?
Southwest Airlines Announces
New Service In Portland
Epcot ’94 Making A Splash, Leads Walt
Disney World Into Banner Spring
New Flights Mark First Transition of Morris Air to Southwest
Southwest A irlines announced
details o f its plans to begin service at
Portland International A irp o rt on
June 6, 1994. The announcement
The new service w ill bring to
41 the number o f cities served by
Southwest A irlines nationwide.
The airline w ill employ about
people at Portland International
A irp o rt when the operations are
fu lly staffed. Southwest currently
was m ade by John D e n iso n ,
Southwest’s executive vice president
o f corporate services, in Portland,
along with Robert Ames, president
o f the Port o f Portland Commission,
The airline
w - ill - begin
service
in
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P orilandonJune6w ithihrecdailyflights
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($49 one-way
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m Spokane, u
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Wash., w ith four daily flights to Seattle,
three daily flights to Portland, and one
employs more than 13,500 people
throughout its system. W ith this
new service, Southwest w ill serve
t
u ra w
m ic s . The
i uc earner
41 , u
cities
in i7
19 s states.
carrier is uk
the
nation’s seventh largest in terms o f Cus
dnriy flig h t to Oakland.
. . and
. operates one o f the
tomers carried
stricted fare), and four daily flights to
Oakland ($79 one-way unrestricted fare).
On M ay 26, the airline w ill begin
service in Orange County w ith 15 daily
youngest pure je t fleets in the domestic
airline industry w ith an average age o f
For travelers who can plan ahead, South­
flights--seven to Oakland and eight to
San Jose.
seven years.
Southwest A irlines is the firs t and
M orris A ir, w hich Southwest ac­
quired on Dec.31, 1993, w ill retain its
only m ajor airline to twice capture the
industry’s “ T rip le C row n” fo r its 1992
and 1993 performance, based on statis­
tics published in Department o f Trans­
one-way unrestricted fare) and one daily
flig h t to Reno ($79 one-way unrestricted
fare).
tw o daily flights between Portland and
Boise and two daily flights between Port­
land and Salt Lake C ity. M orris also w ill
portation (D O T) A ir Travel Consumer
continue service w ith two daily flights
from Orange County to Salt Lake C ity,
reports. The ‘T rip le C rown” consists o f
the best ontime performance, best bag­
Southwest alsoannouriced today that
it w ill begin service on June 6 to Seattle
one daily flig h t between Seattle and A n ­
chorage; one daily flig h t between Seattle
gage handling record, and fewest Cus­
w ith four daily flights to Spokane and
and a new dim ension to 3 -D in “ Honey, four daily flights to Oakland. The airline
I S hrunk the T heater.”
also w ill begin service June 6 in Spokane,
and Boise; three daily flights between
Seattle and Salt Lake C ity; and one daily
tomer complaints o f all m ajor U.S. car­
ries. Southwest operates more than 1,500
flig h t a day w ith an a ll-jet fleet o f 161
flig h t between Oakland and Reno.
Boeing 737s.
and Vera Katz, mayor o f Portland.
west offers advance purchase fully-re-
fundable F U N FARES.
On July 8, Southwest w ill comple­
ment its new service in Portland w ith
three daily flights to Sacramento ($79
M aestro M ic k e y M ouse has the
waters dancing to the beats and moods
o f the m usic as E pcot ’94 showers
“ splashtacular” that b rin g s the huge
C o m m u n iC o rc fo u n ta in to life , “ The
s p rin g tim e guests w ith new enter­
tain m e n t w onders - a ll part o f a W a lt
stage show at A m e ric a Gardens stage
in W o rld Showcase and the inaugural
D isney W o rld expansion featuring
E pcot In te rn a tio n a l F lo w e r and G a r­
den F estival. E pcot news b u lle tin s
M a g ica l W o rld o f B a rb ie ” m usical
special musical shows, new and updated
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attractions, acolorful festival, two themed
later in the year: the “ In n o v c n lio n s ”
resort adventures and a music club.
E p co t headlines fo r s p rin g tim e
g u e s ts in c lu d e a n e w m u s ic a l
showcase o f “ w h a t’ s n e xt” on the
N ew and updated shows and a t­
tractions also a w a it v is ito rs to the
One o f P o rtla n d ’ s leading travel
M a g ic K in g d o m and D is n e y -M G M
agencies
has jo in e d C arlson T ra ve l
Studios, w h ile the n ig h tlife scene at
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Pleasure Island continues to g ro w . B y
A zum ano T ra ve l has seven locations
later in the sp rin g , o v e rn ig h t guests
in Oregon and W ashington. The asso­
w ill be able to choose new themed
c ia tio n makes C arlson T ra ve l N e t­
accom m odations ce le b ra tin g sports
w o rk the largest travel agency in O r-
and A m e ric a ’ s great W estern lodges.
AZumano Travel Joins Carlson Travel Network’s Associate Program
co n su m e r-p ro d u cts scene; a zany,
fo o d -ro c k in ’ salute to good n u tritio n ;
New Subscribers Can Win A Trip To Reno
egon, w ith 22 locations and a co m ­
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than $90 m illio n .
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WORLD
TRAVEL
D AYS OF DEPARTURE
(A ll Prices/Person, Dbl Occ)
2 NT
2 NT
Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan, Misty Fjord, Inside Passage
C irc u s
itinerary
C irc u s :
Sailing Date
Cost
Person
Savings/
Cabin
$ 1 ,4 1 6
$ 1 ,1 8 7
G la c ie r B a y
M a y 16
$ 1 ,1 8 7
$ 1 ,4 1 6
M a y 23
G la c ie r B a y
$ 1 ,2 7 7
$ 1 ,2 3 6
J u n e 13
G o ld R u s h
$ 1 ,1 8 7
$ 1 ,4 1 6
J u n e 13
G la c ie r B a y
$ 1 ,2 7 7
$ 1 ,2 3 6
J u ly 4
G o ld R u sh
$ 1 ,2 7 7
$ 1 ,2 3 6
G o ld R u sh
J u ly 18
$ 1 ,2 6 4
$ 1 ,3 1 3
A ugust 1
G la c ie r B a y
$ 1 ,2 7 7
$ 1 ,2 3 6
A u g u s t 15
G o ld R u sh
$ 1 ,1 8 7
$ 1 ,4 1 6
A u g u st 22
G o ld R u sh
$ 1 ,2 2 3
$ 1 ,4 4 4
A u g u s t 29
G la c ie r B a y
$
1
,1
8
7
S
e
p
te
m
b
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r
12
$ 1 ,4 1 6
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Add on From PDX $199 - Air plus motorcoach •
Add On From SEA $69 - Motorcaoch
8 D a ys:
S a ilin g D ate C o st/P e rso n
S a v in g s /C a b ia
M ay 8
$1,416
$1,187
Los A ngeles, San Fransisco, S itka , Juneau, K e tc h ik a n , Inside
Passage, V ancouver
8 D ays:
S ept. 19
$764
$742
March 6-April 9
124
A pril 10-June 18
June 19-July 31
128
134
Thru March 31
A pril 1-July 3
Thru March 24
126
144
Mar 18-April 28
A pril 29-July 14
March 1-June 30
F la m in g o
H ilto n :
July 1-July 31
R eno H ilto n : Thru A pril 30
May 1-July 31
P e p p e rm ill:
Thru A pril 30
May 1-July 31
MRZATIRH
PDX/SCA
Oceano Palace
Lun a Palace
Playa M azatlan
Pueblo B o n ito
430P PD O
487
439
523
V ancouver, Puget Sound, Seattle, C o lu m b ia R iv e r, P ortland,
PUCATO VAllARTA
Hda B uenaventura
Las Palmas
W estern Beach
Paradise V illa g e
14 D a ys:
S a ilin g D ate
A p r 24
C u s l/ r c r s m
$2,548
S a v in g s /C a b in
$1,502
San Juan, A ruba, Cartagena, Panama C anal, B alboa, C aldera,
A ca p u lco , Z ih u a ta n e jo /Ixta p a, Puerto V a lla rta , Lo s A ngelas
14 D ays: Sept. 25
$2,498
$1,654
Los A ngelas, Puerto V a lla rta , Z ih u a ta n e jo /Ixta p a, A ca p u lco ,
C aldera, Balboa, Panama C anal, Cartagena, A ru b a , San
Juan
• ALL RATES SHOWN ARE EOR OUTSIDE CABINS •
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3 NT
ThurZ
140
142
Friday
172
172
145
172
176
179
146
165
143
182
202
185
214
170
172
176
190
192
146
154
146
164
146
148
146
152
156
155
161
143
148
145
178
184
174
168
174
168
201
175
183
177
166
174
167
202
202
210
215
210
204
227
217
181
147
161
214
164
190
236
177
204
156
182
166
196
195
212
161
2 N IG H T P A C K A G E S • D A Y S O F D E P A R T U R E
2NT
2NT
( A ll Prices: Per Person, D b l O cc) 2 NT
Sun-Wed Thur/Sat Friday
192
F itz g e ra ld s :
172
176
Thru May 1
182
164
May 2-July 31
167
193
212
S a h a ra T o w e r: Thru May 7
186
188
206
May 8-July 31
182
220
E x c a lib e r:
184
196
Thru May 30
194
220
May31-July31
180
224
203
194
R io S uites:
Thru May 29
216
192
May 30-July 31
180
258
220
194
L u x o r:
Thru Mar 31
258
Apr 1-July 31
206
226
A le x is P a rk
212
228
Thru July 31
208
R e so rt:
248
222
Thru May 29
208
B a lly 's :
240
212
196
May 30-July 31
254
229
216
M G M G r a n d : T h ru July 31
254
230
218
T h ru M a y 29
F la m in g o
254
224
M ay 3 0 -ju ly 31 206
H ilto n :
320
265
222
Caesars Palace: T h ru Ju ly 31
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434
445
464
472
lO S C A Q Q l
Posada Real
B ahia
M a rin a Fiesta
F in iste rra
438
493
494
500
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(T il M a r 31 / A p r 1 -M a y 31 /
Jun 1-Sep 30)
LONDON: $435/$605/$720
GERMANY: $445/$775/$905
AMSTERDAM:$570/$775/$830
BRUSSELS: $570/$775/$830
PARIS: $445/$795/$935
MADRID: $525/$855/$960
ROME/MILAN$605/$790/$920
ATHENS $715/$860/$995
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L im ita tio n s : Taxes n o t in clu d e d /
R estrictions A p p ly / Rates Subject to
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$4f>&-DL,AA,UA,TW,NW.
CO
• Atlanta
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132
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A p ril 10-June 9
148
June 10-July 31 154
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134
A p ril 1-June 30
138
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Thru July 31
138
E ld o ra d o :
Mar 1-Mar 17
136
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