FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Date:
January 26, 2007
From:
Sylvie D. Nelson, Executive Director
518-891-1990
PRESS
RELEASE
From Town of
SARANAC LAKE, NY - The Town of Harrietstown voted during its
regular Board meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2007, to allocate $2,000 from the
Adirondack Regional Airport marketing budget to the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of
Commerce’s Airport Marketing Task Force to support its marketing efforts of the
Adirondack Regional Airport’s $78 roundtrip airfare to the newly added route to
Albany. The airfare includes taxes and other fees.
The Airport Marketing Task Force
is spearheading a marketing campaign to bring awareness of added air services to
The Town of
“The comments regional airports hear is how expensive it is to fly to a
metropolitan area,” said Adirondack Regional Airport Manager Chris Kreig.
“Thanks to this partnership with CommutAir, the
Additionally, the Task Force is
working on creating visitor packages including accommodations, transportation,
and activities for everyone’s taste.
“This time of the year, people are planning their Spring Break vacation and we
want them to know they can fly affordably in and out of the Tri-Lakes area,”
said Chamber Executive Director Sylvie D. Nelson.
Local residents taking advantage of this low cost fare have the added bonus of
parking their car for free at the
The fare can be purchased at the Continental Airlines website, www.continental.com. The
As with any promotion, prices are subject to change. A one-way ticket is
$40.
For more information, please contact the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
at 518-891-1990 or by e-mail at info@saranaclake.com.
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