American Airlines bulks up 'nerd bird'
Responding to increased demand among its corporate customers, American Airlines announced Thursday that it will add 188-seat Boeing 757 aircrafts to its Austin-San Jose, Calif. route.
American currently flies three times a day between the two high-tech centers with 136-seat MD-80 aircraft.
Beginning Dec. 14, American will switch two of the three daily flights to the larger 757 aircraft, with 22 first class and 166 coach seats on most planes.
"Demand on our Austin - San Jose route continues to be very strong," says Henry Joyner, American's senior vice president of planning. "These larger aircraft will help us meet the increased demand and provide more opportunities to upgrade or purchase first class seats."
American has flown between Austin and San Jose since 1992. Because of the large number of high-tech business in both cities, the flights quickly became popular with business travelers on both ends, who nicknamed the planes "nerd birds."
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